New Issue Component of Bond Trades
August 2002
Trade Type Trades % of Total Par Value % of Total
Other Bond Trades 418,059 69.6% $61,510,185,926 55.5%
New Issue Trades 182,376 30.4% $49,413,891,189 44.5%
Total 600,435 100.0% $110,924,077,115 100.0%  $  110.92
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).