A Decade of Municipal Bond Finance

Source: LSEG (based on data available on October 31, 2024).

All dollar amounts are in millions of dollars. Figures are based on issues maturing in 1.09 years or longer. Private placements and municipal forward sales are included, but short-term notes maturing in less than 1.088 years and remarketings of variable-rate bonds are excluded. Taxable bonds issued directly by electric cooperative utilities are included.

Insurance figures represent only the insured portion of issues. Other Enhancements include certificates of deposit, collateralization, guaranteed investment contracts, private mortgage insurance, and surety bonds.

The purpose categories are defined as follows:

Development: industrial development, economic development, nongovernment office buildings.

Education: primary and secondary education, higher education, student loans.

Electric power: public power utilities.

Environmental Facilities: solid waste disposal, resource recovery, pollution control, recycling.

Health Care: hospitals, nursing homes, continuing-care communities, assisted living, general medical.

Housing: single-family housing, multifamily housing.

Public Facilities: government buildings, fire and police stations, jails and prisons, civic and convention centers, museums and libraries, stadiums and sports complexes, theaters, parks, zoos and beaches, other recreation.

Transportation: airports, seaports and marine terminals, toll roads, highways and streets, bridges, tunnels, parking facilities, mass transit.

Utilities: water and sewer, gas, flood control, sanitation, combined utilities, miscellaneous utilities.

General Purpose: general purpose, veterans (other than housing), agriculture, churches, temples, and mosques, unknown.