New Issue Component of Bond Trades
May 2003
Trade Type Trades % of Total Par Value % of Total
Other Bond Trades 409,809 69.6% $64,015,847,311 55.1%
New Issue Trades 179,201 30.4% $52,119,799,007 44.9%
Total 589,010 100.0% $116,135,646,318 100.0%  $  116.14
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).