VOLUME OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS OF BANKS AND SPECIAL FINANCE INSTITUTIONS AGAINST TURKISH LIRA
(MILLION USD)
DATE FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN  BANKNOTES4
Domestic Interbank1     Domestic Customers2 Customers Abroad3          Total
Spot5    Forward6  Spot5    Forward6  Spot5    Forward6  Spot5    Forward6 
01.04.2003           473                  6              699                 42               519                   43           1,692             91                    37   
02.04.2003           412                 -                623                 17               487                   17           1,523             34                    39   
03.04.2003           295                 -                568                 12               648                   37           1,511             48                    35   
04.04.2003           502                 -                595                   3               671                   48           1,768             51                    40   
07.04.2003           333                 -                700                   5               660                   22           1,693             27                    46   
08.04.2003           334                 -                533                   4               715                   83           1,582             87                    33   
09.04.2003           375                 -                537                   4               533                   35           1,446             39                    32   
10.04.2003           758                 -                544                   6               536                   22           1,838             28                    33   
11.04.2003           340                 -                654                   4            1,336                   60           2,331             63                    30   
14.04.2003           352                 -                768                   8               770                   53           1,890             61                    40   
15.04.2003           277                 -                638                   8               708                   66           1,623             73                    38   
16.04.2003           284                 -                536                   3               756                 134           1,576           137                    33   
17.04.2003           201                 -                521                   4               550                   64           1,272             68                    37   
18.04.2003           167                  0              574                   5                96                   19              837             24                    32   
21.04.2003           321                 -                586                   2               122                   20           1,029             21                    49   
22.04.2003           274                 20              626                 12               502                 101           1,402           133                    35   
24.04.2003           342                 24              772                 12               706                   69           1,820           105                    44   
25.04.2003           343                 10              894                   9            1,363                   29           2,600             47                    51   
28.04.2003           301                 40              848                 10               406                   56           1,555           106                    43   
29.04.2003           367                 46              603                   5               672                 122           1,641           174                    37   
30.04.2003           416                 17              982                 11               330                    6           1,728             35                    59   
                     
DAILY AVERAGE           356                  8              657                   9               623                   53           1,636             69                      39   
   
   
   
1 Total volume of foreign exchange buying and selling against Turkish lira among domestic banks and special finance institutions (the transactions are double-sided and include transactions with the CBRT),  
2 Total volume of foreign exchange buying and selling of domestic banks and special finance institutions against Turkish lira with authorized institutions and individual/corporate customers in Turkey,  
3 Total volume of foreign exchange buying and selling of domestic banks and special finance institutions against Turkish lira with foreign offices, branches, corporations and customers abroad,  
4 Total volume of foreign banknotes buying and selling of domestic banks and special finance institutions against Turkish lira,  
5 Spot transactions indicate foreign exchange buying and selling of domestic banks and special finance institutions against Turkish lira with value date up to 2 days.  
  (Spot transactions do not include foreign exchange buying and selling arising from previous forward foreign exchange contracts.)  
6 Forward transactions indicate forward foreign exchange transactions (forward, futures, swap, options and other derivative products) of domestic banks and special finance institutions against Turkish lira as of transaction date (contract date).