New Issue Component of Bond Trades
February 2003
Trade Type Trades % of Total Par Value % of Total
Other Bond Trades 409,883 73.4% $63,362,277,488 61.9%
New Issue Trades 148,226 26.6% $38,993,618,642 38.1%
Total 558,109 100.0% $102,355,896,130 100.0%  $  102.36
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).