The European Central Bank's (ECB's) fifth monthly report on purchases made under its €60 billion (USD $ 87.68 billion) covered bond purchase program shows a total of €4.513 billion (USD $6.595 billion) bought from November 2 to 27, 2009. Of that amount, €1.553 billion (about 34.3%) reflected purchases in the primary market.
This official update, released in early December, is a single page of text with a graph showing spreads since the ECB's purchase program began. There is also a page of definitions.