Statistics reports

A state-by-state review of first half 2022 issuance in the Far West.

A state-by-state review of first half 2022 issuance in the Southeast.

New-money volume was off in the Golden State and across the Far West, but refunding volume was down even more.

Municipal bond issuers in the Southeast sold $40.7 billion of bonds in the first half of this year, a 6.3% year-over-year increase.

A state-by-state review of first half 2022 issuance in the Midwest.

Higher education borrowing led by century bond deals helped offset the dive in refundings brought on by rising interest rates.

A state-by-state review of first half 2022 issuance in the Southwest.

Bond issuance in the Southwest region was down 10.1% to $40.8 billion from January through June compared to the same period in 2021.

Spreads on underwriting municipal bonds dipped to below $4 per $1,000 on issues in the first half of 2022 due to heavy competition and a shrinking volume of deals — the lowest figures reported in two decades.

Total volume in the first half of the year was at $209.718 billion in 5,153 deals, down 11.2% from the $235.836 billion in 6,793 over the same period in 2021, according to Refinitiv data.