Pakistan economic indicators on July 19
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SATURDAY PREVIOUS
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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$) 58.20/58.22 58.20/58.22
Rupee/US $ (kerb market) 58.47/58.52 58.47/58.52
Karachi 100-share index 5,387.84 5,438.94
Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm 7,595 7,570
Silver 999 (Rs/kg) 11,570 11,570
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CENTRAL BANK AUCTIONS
Treasury Bills Auction Results:
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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on: July 7 June 8
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Three-months bills 2.0519 Bids Rejected
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12-months bills 2.6979 Bids Rejected
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June 23 May 26
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Six-month bills Bids Rejected 2.2306
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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) Auction Results:
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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on: May 28 Apr 28
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Six pct coupon, three-Year PIB 4.35 3.77
Seven pct coupon, five-Year PIB 5.35 4.90
Eight pct coupon, 10-Year PIB 7.36 6.49
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June 9 Jan 19
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Nine pct coupon, 15-Year PIB 8.99 7.80
10 pct coupon, 20-Year PIB 9.99 8.80
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WEEKLY INDICATORS
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Week ending July 10 July 3
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Total liquid forex reserves $12.203 bln $12.218 bln
Forex held by central bank $10.385 bln $10.444 bln
Forex held by other banks $ 1.818 bln $ 1.774 bln
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MONTHLY INDICATORS
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LAST PVS
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Consumer price index
Change mth/mth (pct) Jun 1.12 0.69
Change Yr/Yr (pct) Jun 8.45 N/A
Wholesale price index
Change mth/mth (pct) Jun 0.59 0.98
Change Yr/Yr (pct) Jun 12.77 N/A
Trade Balance (FBS) Jun $-534.03 mln $111.82 mln
Exports (FBS) Jun $1,209 bln $1.264 bln
Imports (FBS) Jun $1.743 bln $1.153 bln
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ANNUAL INDICATORS
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FISCAL YEAR 2002/03 2001/02
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Population (millions) 149.03 145.96
Per capita income (market prices) $412 $429
External debt (medium & long term) $36.2 bln $36.011 bln
Domestic debt (billion rupees) 1,812.19 1,757.60
F.Debt service as pct to export earning 28.8 44.8
Gross domestic product growth 5.1 pct 3.6 pct
Average consumer price inflation 3.3 pct 3.5 pct
Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP) 4.6 6.6
Trade balance (FBS July-June) -$1.16 bln -$1.20 bln
Exports $11.03 bln $9.10 bln
Imports $12.19 bln $10.30 bln
Current a/c balance **$5.256 bln $2.744 bln
Industrial sector growth 7.7 pct 4.4 pct
Services sector growth 5.3 pct 5.1 pct
Agricultural sector growth 4.2 pct 1.4 pct
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-- revised
-- provisional
SBP - State Bank of Pakistan
FBS - Federal Bureau of Statistics
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