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 
03.03.2003           835                 -                893                 18               806                 102           2,534           120                    88   
04.03.2003           464                 -                633                   1               512                   12           1,608             13                    42   
05.03.2003           613                 -                623                   3               498                   15           1,733             18                    43   
06.03.2003           476                 -                498                   6               494                   20           1,468             26                    31   
07.03.2003           415                 -                589                   5               352                    7           1,356             12                    38   
10.03.2003           354                 -                583                   2               505                 104           1,442           106                    35   
11.03.2003           536                 -                566                 24               357                    7           1,460             31                    31   
12.03.2003           350                 -                520                 11               264                    9           1,134             21                    22   
13.03.2003           449                 -                574                   8               391                   15           1,414             23                    30   
14.03.2003           510                 -                607                   5            1,168                 143           2,286           148                    35   
17.03.2003           933                  3              954                 17               740                   65           2,627             85                    61   
18.03.2003           802                  2              769                 17               581                   21           2,153             40                    49   
19.03.2003         1,180                  6              910                 13               559                   43           2,649             62                    75   
20.03.2003           722                 -                702                 16               596                   18           2,020             33                      62   
21.03.2003           635                 13              876                 17               497                   18           2,009             49                      66   
24.03.2003           553                 -                895                 10               497                   64           1,945             74                      60   
25.03.2003           615                 14              621                   5               455                   33           1,691             52                      51   
26.03.2003           491                  2              769                 43               462                    7           1,722             53                      46   
27.03.2003           315                 -                506                 10               463                   41           1,283             51                      33   
28.03.2003           350                 -                590                 16            1,169                 137           2,109           153                      41   
31.03.2003           428                 -                800                 39               441                   19           1,669             59                      65   
                     
DAILY AVERAGE           573                  2              689                 14               562                   43           1,824             59                      48   
   
   
   
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).