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 
01.09.2003           275                 -                706                   3               141                   13           1,122             16                    65   
02.09.2003           308                  0              682                   2               304                   20           1,294             23                    44   
03.09.2003           338                  0              654                   2               339                   18           1,332             20                    37   
04.09.2003           390                  0              619                   1               263                   26           1,273             27                    35   
05.09.2003           331                  0              752                   4               298                   53           1,381             58                    51   
08.09.2003           301                  2              763                   3               240                   13           1,304             18                    56   
09.09.2003           450                  2              554                   7               273                   24           1,277             33                    36   
10.09.2003         1,312                  0              673                   3               674                   59           2,660             63                    40   
11.09.2003           617                 -                445                   5               288                 153           1,350           158                    38   
12.09.2003           376                  1              580                   4               811                 105           1,767           110                    38   
15.09.2003           419                 -                736                   5               282                    7           1,437             12                    49   
16.09.2003           579                 -                556                   5               346                   17           1,481             22                    38   
17.09.2003           603                 -                568                   1               345                    5           1,516              6                    33   
18.09.2003           606                  1              625                 14               444                   14           1,675             29                    35   
19.09.2003           617                  3              626                   2               388                    8           1,630             13                    38   
22.09.2003           578                 -                802                   8               328                   20           1,708             28                    65   
23.09.2003           488                  8              632                 16               324                    3           1,443             28                    42   
24.09.2003           445                  0              683                 17               318                    8           1,445             25                    38   
25.09.2003         2,158                  8              927                 14            1,140                 216           4,224           239                    75   
26.09.2003           454               126              856                   4               779                 156           2,089           285                    45   
29.09.2003           751                 26           1,054                 17               548                   23           2,353             66                    66   
30.09.2003         1,219                 -             1,228               178            1,088                   13           3,534           191                    77   
                   
DAILY AVERAGE           619                  8              715                 14               453                   44           1,786             67                    47   
 
 
     
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).