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Statistical Supplement | December 2006

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, December 2006

1.17  Federal Reserve Open Market Transactions1
Millions of dollars
Type of transaction and maturity 2003 2004 2005 2006
Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug
U.S. Treasury Securities2  
  Outright transactions  
  Treasury bills  
1 Gross purchases 18,150 18,138 8,300 1,308 1,228 0 0 0 1,649 0
2 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Exchanges 738,886 821,685 871,661 68,077 79,509 64,886 75,196 95,728 70,972 90,885
4 For new bills 738,886 821,685 871,661 68,077 79,509 64,886 75,196 95,728 70,972 90,885
5 Redemptions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Others within one year  
6 Gross purchases 6,565 7,994 2,894 1,200 0 0 1,375 0 0 415
7 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Maturity shifts 96,433 103,380 109,557 11,858 8,000 0 24,441 6,667 6,614 20,379
9 Exchanges -103,153 -118,373 -108,098 -10,989 -8,334 -834 -15,746 -7,997 -10,078 -13,535
10 Redemptions 0 0 2,795 0 0 0 1,217 0 3,931 0
  One to five years  
11 Gross purchases 7,814 17,249 11,309 2,498 2,136 1,096 2,317 2,650 549 1,454
12 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Maturity shifts -76,364 -84,844 -91,121 -4,775 -4,500 0 -21,298 -3,167 -3,784 -13,673
14 Exchanges 97,256 110,819 97,723 9,306 8,334 834 13,452 7,997 7,254 10,421
  Five to ten years  
15 Gross purchases 4,107 5,763 3,626 25 174 0 101 1,080 0 0
16 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Maturity shifts -11,131 -8,012 -7,041 -5,205 -3,500 0 949 -3,500 -2,830 -5,149
18 Exchanges 5,897 7,554 7,375 841 0 0 2,294 0 1,588 1,557
  More than ten years  
19 Gross purchases 220 1,364 2,007 924 90 0 0 0 0 0
20 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Maturity shifts -8,938 -10,524 -11,395 -1,878 0 0 -4,092 0 0 -1,557
22 Exchanges 0 0 3,000 841 0 0 0 0 1,235 1,557
  All maturities  
23 Gross purchases 36,856 50,507 28,136 5,955 3,628 1,096 3,793 3,730 2,198 1,869
24 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 Redemptions 0 0 2,795 0 0 0 1,217 0 3,931 0
 
26 Net change in U.S. Treasury securities 36,856 50,507 25,341 5,955 3,628 1,096 2,576 3,730 -1,733 1,869
 
Federal Agency Obligations  
  Outright transactions  
27 Gross purchases 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 Redemptions 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
30 Net change in federal agency obligations -10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Temporary Transactions  
  Repurchase agreements3  
31 Gross purchases 1,522,888 1,876,900 2,097,050 157,000 204,250 163,750 200,750 182,000 177,000 178,000
32 Gross sales 1,518,638 1,887,650 2,083,300 151,250 209,000 166,250 194,250 181,500 178,000 178,000
 
  Matched sale-purchase agreements  
33 Gross purchases 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
  Reverse repurchase agreements4  
35 Gross purchases 4,942,131 5,621,153 6,421,223 445,563 558,568 488,091 531,844 567,926 584,190 642,084
36 Gross sales 4,946,691 5,626,285 6,420,945 446,346 560,306 485,659 532,338 572,488 584,959 640,413
 
37 Net change in temporary transactions -310 -15,882 14,028 4,967 -6,488 -68 6,006 -4,061 -1,769 1,671
 
38 Total net change in System Open Market Account 36,536 34,626 39,369 10,922 -2,860 1,028 8,582 -331 -3,502 3,540

1. Sales, redemptions, and negative figures reduce holdings of the System Open Market Account; all other figures increase such holdings.   Return to table

2. Transactions exclude changes in compensation for the effects of inflation on the principal of inflation-indexed securities. Transactions include the rollover of inflation compensation into new securities.   Return to table

3. Cash value of agreements, which are collateralized by U.S. government and federal agency obligations.   Return to table

4. Cash value of agreements, which are collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities.   Return to table

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