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 
01.08.2003           492                 -                620                   6               656                   55           1,768             61                    43   
04.08.2003           334                 -                738                   9               394                 198           1,465           207                    49   
05.08.2003           405                  2              671                 13               386                   69           1,462             83                    41   
06.08.2003           294                 -                555                 13               283                   37           1,132             50                    37   
07.08.2003           284                 20              572                   3               224                   38           1,081             62                    33   
08.08.2003           247                 34              592                   6               203                   25           1,041             65                    41   
11.08.2003           260                 20              620                  -                 315                 191           1,194           211                    51   
12.08.2003           279                 -                553                   1               298                   48           1,130             48                    35   
13.08.2003           332                 25              733                 12               314                   71           1,379           108                    37   
14.08.2003           230                  2              474                   6               343                   43           1,047             51                    39   
15.08.2003           316                 10              769                   4               443                   87           1,528           102                    47   
18.08.2003           294                  1              733                 17               540                 188           1,568           206                    75   
19.08.2003           428                 21              707                   7               308                   16           1,443             44                    39   
20.08.2003           303                  2              698                 24               331                   23           1,331             49                    37   
21.08.2003           274                  0              551                   3               330                   13           1,155             17                    39   
22.08.2003           385                 31              534                   4               339                   37           1,258             72                    36   
25.08.2003           205                 -                768                   5               150                   17           1,123             22                    51   
26.08.2003           337                  1              562                   3               613                   17           1,513             21                    33   
27.08.2003           454                 -                639                   7               490                   15           1,583             22                    42   
28.08.2003           445                 -                683                 13               312                   61           1,440             75                    51   
29.08.2003           439                 -                721                   3               902                   93           2,063             96                    48   
                   
DAILY AVERAGE           335                  8              642                   8               389                   64           1,367             80                    43   
 
 
     
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).