New Issue Component of Bond Trades
March 2001
Trade Type Trades % of Total Par Value % of Total
Other Bond Trades 415,716 78.4% $65,170,538,786 62.0%
New Issue Trades 114,464 21.6% $39,992,476,627 38.0%
Total 530,180 100.0% $105,163,015,413 100.0%  $  105.16
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).