Pakistan economic indicators on September 27
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SATURDAY PREVIOUS
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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$) 59.13/59.15 59.12/59.14
Rupee/US $ (kerb market) 59.70/59.80 59.65/59.75
Karachi 100-share index 5,080.67 4,970.57
Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm 7,942 7,967
Silver.999 (Rs/kg) 11,570 11,570
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CENTRAL BANK AUCTIONS
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Treasury Bills Auction Results:
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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on: Sept 1 Aug 4
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Three-months bills 2.6669 2.1835
12-months bills 3.1439 2.8355
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Sept 15 Aug 18
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Six-month bills 3.0334 2.6415
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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) Auction Results:
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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on: Aug 17 May 28
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Six pct coupon, three-Year PIB rejected 4.35
Seven pct coupon, five-Year PIB rejected 5.35
Eight pct coupon, 10-Year PIB rejected 7.36
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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 Sept 18 Sept 11
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Total liquid frx reserves $12.208 bln $12.181 bln
Forex held by central bank $10.002 bln $10.005 bln
Forex held by other banks $2.206 bln $2.176 bln
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MONTHLY INDICATORS
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LAST PVS
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Consumer price index
Change mth/mth (pct) Aug 0.59 1.38
Change Yr/Yr (pct) Aug 9.25 9.33
Wholesale price index
Change mth/mth (pct) Aug -1.08 -1.00
Change Yr/Yr (pct) Aug 7.94 10.19
Trade Balance (FBS) Aug $-289 mln $-189 mln
Exports (FBS) Aug $1.176 bln $1.183 bln
Imports (FBS) Aug $1.474 bln $1.372 bln
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ANNUAL INDICATORS
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FISCAL YEAR 2003/04 2002/03
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Population (millions) 148.72 145.96
Per capita income (market prices) $652 $582
External debt (medium & long term) $36.2 bln $36.011 bln
F.Debt service as pct to export earning N/A 28.8
Domestic debt (billion rupees) 2,028.4 1,879.2
Total domestic debt as pct of GDP 37.2 39.0
Gross domestic product growth 6.4 pct 5.1 pct
Average consumer price inflation 4.57 pct 3.10 pct
Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP) 3.9 4.6
Trade balance (FBS July-June) -$3.20 bln -$1.06 bln
Exports $12.27 bln $11.16 bln
Imports $15.47 bln $12.22 bln
Current a/c balance **$1.84 bln $5.256 bln
Manufacturing sector growth 13.4 pct 6.9 pct
Services sector growth 5.2 pct 5.3 pct
Agricultural sector growth 2.6 pct 4.7 pct
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-- revised
-- provisional
SBP= State (central) Bank of Pakistan
FBS= Federal Bureau of Statistics
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