New Issue Component of Bond Trades
March 2002
Trade Type Trades % of Total Par Value % of Total
Other Bond Trades 421,816 71.9% $62,582,573,122 64.6%
New Issue Trades 164,489 28.1% $34,243,521,210 35.4%
Total 586,305 100.0% $96,826,094,332 100.0%  $    96.83
New issue trades are trades where the difference between the trade date and the dated date is less than or equal to 4 weeks (28 days).