2006 2005
$ Volume # Issues $ Volume # Issues % Chg
TOTAL $33,087,600 323 $33,118,800 336 -0.1 %
First Quarter 4,042,400 53 6,146,400 74 -34.2
Second Quarter 15,869,000 108 7,147,800 80 +122.0
Third Quarter 5,649,600 76 7,360,400 74 -23.2
Fourth Quarter 7,526,600 86 12,464,200 108 -39.6
Development 57,000 2 60,900 2 -6.4
Education 13,364,200 109 14,570,900 109 -8.3
Electric Power 519,200 11 1,062,800 12 -51.1
Environmental Facilities 1,310,400 30 2,748,900 40 -52.3
Health Care 9,419,800 107 9,718,600 101 -3.1
Housing 382,800 870,200 15 -56.0
Public Facilities 951,100 12 547,800 6 +73.6
Transportation 1,457,000 19 1,874,800 21 -22.3
Utilities 860,900 13 797,500 15 +7.9
General Purpose 4,765,200 12 866,400 15 +450.0
Tax-Exempt 19,256,800 228 22,312,400 253 -13.7
Minimum-Tax 3,101,200 41 5,040,900 43 -38.5
Taxable 10,729,600 54 5,765,500 40 +86.1
New-Money 23,800,100 202 19,749,000 199 +20.5
Refunding 3,900,900 65 6,980,900 85 -44.1
Combined 5,386,600 56 6,388,900 52 -15.7
Negotiated 33,017,600 322 32,970,700 335 +0.1
Competitive 70,000 148,100 1 -52.7
Private Placements 0 0 0 0 unch
Revenue 32,707,500 318 32,034,000 325 +2.1
General Obligation 380,100 5 1,084,800 11 -65.0
Bond Insurance 21,480,600 240 21,610,300 258 -0.6
Letters of Credit 32,500 235,000 1 -86.2
Insured Mortgages 388,400 4 523,700 6 -25.8
Standby Purch Agreements 50,600 1 557,200 4 -90.9
State Governments 272,300 6 464,800 4 -41.4
State Agencies 19,014,200 155 17,757,700 169 +7.1
Counties & Parishes 1,786,800 31 1,119,200 12 +59.6
Cities & Towns 1,137,000 17 1,424,400 18 -20.2
Districts 877,100 10 902,500 12 -2.8
Local Authorities 8,996,600 91 9,226,900 109 -2.5
Colleges & Universities 759,800 8 622,100 7 +22.1
Direct Issuers 243,800 5 1,601,200 5 -84.8
NOTES: Dollar amounts are in thousands of dollars. Figures are based on issues maturing in 13 months or longer. Private placements and municipal forwards are included, but remarketings are excluded. n.m. -- not meaningful; unch -- unchanged. Source: Thomson Financial (1/13/07)
