Issuance volume of asset-backed securities for the year through February 15, 2018.
| 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
| ABS (Public + 144A) | 39,101.8 | 31,627.7 | 21,035.8 |
| ABS (Public + 144A excluding CDOs) | 33,436.1 | 29,405.7 | 19,524.2 |
| ABS (Public Only) | 22,004.9 | 14,125.1 | 9,787.5 |
| ABS (144A Only) | 17,097.0 | 17,502.6 | 11,248.3 |
| Non-Agency MBS | 14,465.1 | 7,439.7 | 7,424.2 |
| Agency MBS | 23,662.8 | 31,652.0 | 25,476.1 |
| CMBS | 15,930.9 | 12,458.6 | 11,564.4 |
Source: Thomson Reuters
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