The United States Bond Markets

As of September 2003, the U.S. bond market was comprised of approximately $21.7 trillion dollars in debt spread across an array of corporate, asset-backed, government, and money-market fixed income securities. Investments in the U.S. bond market account for approximately 50% of all domestic investments, compared to equity investments which account for only 30%. The following chart details the components of U.S. fixed-income debt, in trillions of dollars, as of September 2003: 

Data Source: The Bond Market Association. Research Quarterly, November 2003
 

Bond Sector Performance

The Bond Association is an excellent source of statistical information related to the performance of U.S. bonds. Detailed analyses are presented by sector. You can download the latest Research Quarterly Press Release at www.bondmarkets.com/research/

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