A Decade of Municipal Note Finance

Source: LSEG (based on data available on November 27, 2024).

Figures are based on issues maturing in less than 1.088 years. Private placements and municipal forward sales are included, but long-term bonds maturing in 1.09 years or longer and remarketings of variable-rate bonds are excluded. Taxable bonds issued directly by electric cooperative utilities are included. Figures also include certain bonds with stated maturities longer than 1.09 years which have been determined by LSEG to be short-term notes.

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.