New Issue Component of Bond Trades
October 2002
Trade Type Trades % of Total Par Value % of Total
Other Bond Trades 452,684 73.5% $68,767,430,586 58.2%
New Issue Trades 163,504 26.5% $49,459,995,392 41.8%
Total 616,188 100.0% $118,227,425,978 100.0%  $  118.23
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).