Idaho's bonds shine against the backdrop of the past month IdahoStatesman.com
TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS: IDAHO VS. STATE AVERAGE(dollars in millions)
One graph, comparing Idaho and U.S. state averages over time (x-axis) by number of bond deals (lines on y-axis)
Idaho State average
2008: 83 336
2007: 103 381
2006: 96 369
2005: 100 343
2004: 107 331
2003: 138 344
One graph, comparing Idaho and U.S. state averages over time (x-axis) by dollar amount of bond deals (lines on y-axis)
Idaho State average
2008: $933 $4,012
2007: $998 $5,531
2006: $1,056 $4,700
2005: $663 $3,987
2004: $311 $3,986
2003: $435 $3,871
Source: Internal Revenue Service, July and August 2010. States include the District of Columbia.
WHAT IS A MUNICIPAL BOND?A municipal bond is a loan with a low interest rate. But instead of a person borrowing from a bank, a government borrows from a slew of investors. It pays them back with taxes or revenues, sometimes from the very project the bonds paid for. The investors can be large financial institutions, but often theyre people looking for tax-free income on something they can buy in $5,000 chunks. Theyre popular with mutual funds.
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