| PUBLIC FACILITIES FIRST HALF | 2012 Volume in millions | Number of issues | 2011 Volume in millions | Number of issues | Change from prior period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | $6,228.6 | 263 | $2,079.3 | 215 | +199.6 |
| First Quarter | 2,441.8 | 110 | 1,157.3 | 110 | +111.0 |
| Second Quarter | 3,786.8 | 153 | 922.0 | 105 | +310.7 |
| Libraries & Museums | 662.3 | 28 | 229.6 | 15 | +188.5 |
| Government Buildings | 1,082.0 | 47 | 283.6 | 32 | +281.5 |
| Fire Stations & Equipment | 96.5 | 38 | 122.1 | 53 | -21.0 |
| Correctional Facilities | 1,740.9 | 39 | 442.1 | 27 | +293.8 |
| Police Stations & Equipment | 124.3 | 12 | 25.8 | 6 | +381.8 |
| Civic & Convention Centers | 1,302.8 | 12 | 380.9 | 10 | +242.0 |
| Stadiums & Sports Complexes | 505.1 | 13 | 138.8 | 7 | +263.9 |
| Theatres | 8.5 | 3 | 28.0 | 1 | -69.6 |
| Parks, Zoos & Beaches | 476.1 | 53 | 268.7 | 39 | +77.2 |
| Other Recreation | 230.2 | 18 | 159.9 | 25 | +44.0 |
| Tax-Exempt | 5,990.5 | 243 | 1,980.7 | 206 | +202.4 |
| Taxable | 238.1 | 20 | 98.6 | 9 | +141.5 |
| Minimum-Tax | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | n.m. |
| New-Money | 1,814.2 | 99 | 1,396.8 | 138 | +29.9 |
| Refunding | 2,306.8 | 141 | 558.1 | 64 | +313.3 |
| Combined | 2,107.7 | 23 | 124.3 | 13 | +1595.7 |
| Negotiated | 5,437.7 | 183 | 1,356.7 | 125 | +300.8 |
| Competitive | 780.7 | 73 | 661.1 | 70 | +18.1 |
| Private Placements | 10.2 | 7 | 61.5 | 20 | -83.4 |
| Revenue | 5,042.5 | 107 | 1,191.1 | 72 | +323.3 |
| General Obligation | 1,186.1 | 156 | 888.2 | 143 | +33.5 |
| Fixed-Rate | 5,872.4 | 260 | 2,067.1 | 213 | +184.1 |
| Variable-Rate (Short Put) | 160.4 | 2 | 10.4 | 1 | +1442.3 |
| Variable-Rate (Long/No Put) | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | n.m. |
| Zero-Coupon | 75.7 | 3 | 1.8 | 1 | +4105.6 |
| Linked-Rate | 108.9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | n.m. |
| Auction-Rate | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | n.m. |
| Convertible | 11.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | n.m. |
| Bond Insurance | 306.1 | 23 | 148.4 | 18 | +106.3 |
| Letters of Credit | 16.0 | 1 | 10.4 | 1 | +53.8 |
| Standby Purchase Agreements | 144.4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | n.m. |
| Insured Mortgages | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | n.m. |
| Guaranties | 633.3 | 9 | 32.3 | 6 | +1860.7 |
| State Governments | 25.6 | 3 | 138.0 | 3 | -81.4 |
| State Agencies | 2,597.9 | 23 | 280.5 | 8 | +826.2 |
| Counties & Parishes | 487.9 | 44 | 337.6 | 32 | +44.5 |
| Cities & Towns | 467.6 | 57 | 452.9 | 49 | +3.2 |
| Districts | 415.9 | 73 | 238.7 | 79 | +74.2 |
| Local Authorities | 2,210.0 | 62 | 626.4 | 43 | +252.8 |
| Colleges & Universities | 23.8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | n.m. |
| Direct Issuers | 0.0 | 0 | 5.1 | 1 | -100.0 |
| Tribal Governments | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | n.m. |
| Cooperative Utilities | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | n.m. |
| Bank-Qualified | 498.9 | 151 | 404.0 | 137 | +23.5 |
| Build America Bonds | 0.0 | 0 | 1,726.7 | 38 | -100.0 |
| Qualified Sch Construction | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | n.m. |
| Other Stimulus | 6.3 | 1 | 6.8 | 3 | -7.4 |
Key to Abbreviations: cpt – competitive; GOs – general obligation bonds; ref – refunding.
Source: Thomson Reuters (using data available as of July 14, 2012)




