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 
01.12.2003           499                 -             1,206                 22               476                   37           2,181             59                    57   
02.12.2003           541                 -                916                   8               401                   45           1,859             54                    45   
03.12.2003           446                 -                717                   2               380                   61           1,543             64                    46   
04.12.2003           360                 -                715                   4               538                   51           1,612             55                    37   
05.12.2003           550                 10              813                 13               801                   86           2,163           109                    45   
08.12.2003           420                 -                740                 20               427                   20           1,588             40                    40   
09.12.2003           540                  3              689                   2               468                   26           1,697             32                    42   
10.12.2003           388                 -                697                   1               363                   25           1,447             26                    38   
11.12.2003           443                  0              711                   2               529                   23           1,684             26                    26   
12.12.2003           498                 -                752                   8               619                 104           1,868           113                    31   
15.12.2003           413                 -                943                 19               534                   45           1,889             65                    42   
16.12.2003           494                 -                701                   7               502                   76           1,697             83                    37   
17.12.2003           585                 -                832                   7               491                   59           1,908             66                    34   
18.12.2003           362                 -                573                   2               521                   25           1,456             28                    29   
19.12.2003           406                 -                868                   3               690                 120           1,964           123                    38   
22.12.2003           549                 -                922                 29               545                   37           2,015             65                    54   
23.12.2003           448                  7              909                 17               410                   74           1,768             98                    33   
24.12.2003           306                 12              837                   1               405                   93           1,549           106                    36   
25.12.2003           310                  1              587                   4                82                   28              979             33                    35   
26.12.2003           354                 -                691                   2               116                   16           1,161             18                    44   
29.12.2003           300                 54           1,019                 43               648                 107           1,967           204                    50   
30.12.2003           504                 96           1,347                 15               876                 106           2,727           217                    58   
31.12.2003           319                 29           1,142                   4               332                   53           1,793             86                    46   
                   
DAILY AVERAGE           436                  9              840                 10               485                   57           1,762             77                    41   
 
 
     
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).