Annual Report 2012

Statistical Table 1

Table 1. Federal Reserve open market transactions, 2012
Millions of dollars
Type of security and transaction Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Total
U.S. Treasury securities 1
Outright transactions 2
Treasury bills
Gross purchases 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exchanges 18,423 18,423 20,841 18,423 24,361 18,423 0 0 0 0 0 0 118,894
For new bills 18,423 18,423 20,841 18,423 24,361 18,423 0 0 0 0 0 0 118,894
Redemptions 0 0 0 0 0 0 18,423 0 0 0 0 0 18,423
Others within 1 year
Gross purchases 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gross sales 11,659 12,643 10,609 12,220 12,942 14,788 7,927 8,928 3,721 594 1 26 96,058
Maturity shifts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exchanges 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Redemptions 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,791 11,762 0 827 102 382 14,864
1 to 5 years
Gross purchases 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gross sales 33,391 31,723 33,828 32,176 31,587 28,869 31,720 30,062 35,275 39,064 37,899 38,002 403,596
Maturity shifts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exchanges 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 to 10 years
Gross purchases 28,734 29,723 27,101 28,311 29,405 24,478 29,022 32,403 28,193 23,997 33,678 28,871 343,916
Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maturity shifts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exchanges 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
More than 10 years
Gross purchases 12,952 16,672 16,744 15,748 15,097 17,469 15,433 16,179 13,668 16,112 16,221 17,891 190,186
Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maturity shifts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Discount notes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All maturities
Gross purchases 41,686 46,395 43,845 44,059 44,502 41,947 44,455 48,582 41,861 40,109 49,899 46,762 534,102
Gross sales 45,050 44,366 44,437 44,396 44,529 43,657 39,647 38,990 38,996 39,658 37,900 38,028 499,654
Redemptions 0 0 0 0 0 0 20,214 11,762 0 827 102 382 33,287
Net change in U.S. Treasury securities -3,364 2,029 -592 -337 -27 -1,710 -15,406 -2,170 2,865 -376 11,897 8,352 1,161
Federal agency obligations
Outright transactions2
Gross purchases 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Redemptions 2,496 681 4,339 1,907 1,319 1,768 455 3,819 3,805 1,503 2,619 2,500 27,211
Net change in federal agency obligations -2,496 -681 -4,339 -1,907 -1,319 -1,768 -455 -3,819 -3,805 -1,503 -2,619 -2,500 -27,211
Mortgage-backed securities 3
Net settlements2
Net change in mortgage-backed securities -1,672 4,784 -4,004 11,013 3,945 3,255 -1,549 -9,761 -8,707 17,051 31,581 43,042 88,978
Temporary transactions
Repurchase agreements 4
Gross purchases 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 810 0 0 0 0 810
Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 810 0 0 0 0 810
Reverse repurchase agreements4
Gross purchases 1,791,992 1,769,570 1,933,414 1,899,934 2,040,796 1,817,642 1,853,469 2,126,434 1,730,865 2,064,996 1,904,159 2,018,199 22,951,470
Gross sales 1,777,081 1,772,134 1,951,112 1,898,867 2,043,323 1,804,989 1,859,107 2,129,510 1,734,986 2,072,000 1,899,633 2,034,666 22,977,408
Net change in temporary transactions 14,911 -2,564 -17,698 1,067 -2,527 12,653 -5,638 -3,076 -4,121 -7,005 4,526 -16,467 -25,939
Total net change in System Open Market Account 9,051 -1,216 -22,629 -1,177 -3,873 9,175 -21,499 -9,065 -5,061 -8,884 13,805 -10,615 -51,988

Note: Sales, redemptions, and negative figures reduce holdings of the System Open Market Account; all other figures increase such holdings. Components may not sum to totals because of rounding.

1. 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

2. Excludes the effect of temporary transactions--repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements. Return to table

3. Guaranteed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae. Monthly net change in face value of the securities held, which is the remaining principal balance of the underlying mortgages. Return to table

4. Cash value of agreements, which are collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities, federal agency debt securities, and mortgage-backed securities. Return to table

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