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 
01.05.2003           324                  1              556                 10               416                    5           1,296             16                    37   
02.05.2003           352                 10              676                   2               317                   64           1,345             76                    50   
05.05.2003           347                 10              715                   4               207                   32           1,269             47                    65   
06.05.2003           374                 -                585                   8               442                   91           1,401             99                    39   
07.05.2003           313                 50              719                   5               283                   58           1,314           113                    38   
08.05.2003           275                 -                535                   2               225                   21           1,035             24                    29   
09.05.2003           351                  8              534                   9               680                    9           1,565             26                    35   
12.05.2003           555                 -                771                   6               356                   24           1,682             29                    53   
13.05.2003           300                 -                474                   9               278                 125           1,052           134                    54   
14.05.2003           324                 -                573                   4               318                   28           1,214             32                    30   
15.05.2003           512                 -                632                   7               278                    8           1,422             15                    36   
16.05.2003           565                  0              727                   4               323                    8           1,615             13                    38   
20.05.2003           583                 -                966                   5               633                 198           2,182           202                    56   
21.05.2003         1,089                  0              779                 17               577                   32           2,445             50                    41   
22.05.2003           383                  1              628                   5               230                   39           1,241             44                    34   
23.05.2003           379                  3              711                   1               830                   21           1,920             24                    36   
26.05.2003           315                 10              597                 26               109                    4           1,021             40                    43   
27.05.2003           319                 -                582                   6               290                   93           1,191           100                    37   
28.05.2003           240                 -                643                   9               311                    6           1,194             15                    38   
29.05.2003           304                 -                597                   6               149                   18           1,050             24                    35   
30.05.2003           360                  1              892                   6               233                   23           1,484             30                    54   
                   
DAILY AVERAGE           408                  4              661                   7               356                   43           1,426             55                    42   
 
 
     
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).