New Issue Component of Bond Trades
December 2003
Trade Type Trades % of Total Par Value % of Total
Other Bond Trades 413,538 74.6% $67,085,586,476 66.4%
New Issue Trades 141,115 25.4% $33,903,393,678 33.6%
Total 554,653 100.0% $100,988,980,154 100.0%  $  100.99
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).