Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan economic indicators - June 30, 2008

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DAILY INDICATORS
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                                           SATURDAY               PREVIOUS
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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)          68.12/68.18            68.02/68.08
Rupee/US $ (kerb market)                68.40/68.50            68.45/68.55
Karachi 100-share index                   12,353.19              12,452.08
Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                      20,060                 20,097
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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:          June 18                June 04
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Three-months bills                          11.4161                11.2331
Six-month bills                             11.4927                11.2464
12-months bills                             11.7390                11.4893
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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) Auction Results:
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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on:    June 28 (2008)          Mar 29(2008)
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9.10 pct coupon, three-Year PIB             12.2964                10.6044
9.30 pct coupon, five-Year PIB             Rejected                10.7995
9.60 pct coupon, 10-Year PIB                13.4201                11.4494
10 pct coupon, 15-Year PIB                  13.6104                11.9893
10.50 pct coupon, 20-Year PIB               13.9399                12.1296
11.00 Pct coupon, 30-Year PIB               14.2496                12.4938
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WEEKLY INDICATORS
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Week ending                                 June 21                June 14
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Total liquid forex reserves             $11.286 bln            $10.909 bln
Forex held by central bank              $8.656 bln              $8.267 bln
Forex held by other banks               $2.630 bln              $2.642 bln
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MONTHLY INDICATORS
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                                               LAST                    PVS
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Consumer price index
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Change mth/mth (pct) May                       2.69                   3.04
Change Yr/Yr (pct) May                        19.27                  17.21
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Wholesale price index
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Change mth/mth (pct) May                       4.97                   4.30
Change Yr/Yr (pct) May                        28.24                  23.50
Trade Balance (FBS) May                  $-1.93 bln             $-2.29 bln
Exports (FBS) May                        $1.94 bln                $1.8 bln
Imports (FBS) May                        $3.88 bln                $4.1 bln
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ANNUAL INDICATORS
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FISCAL YEAR                                 2006/07                2005/06
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Population (millions)                      **156.77                  155.4
Per capita income                            **$925                   $833
External debt (billion dlr)                 **38.86                  36.56
Total F.Debt as pct of GDP                   **27.1                   29.4
Domestic debt (billion rupees)              **2,523                  2,312
Total domestic debt as pct of GDP            **28.4                   30.0
Gross domestic product growth             **7.0 pct                6.6 pct
Manufacturing sector growth              **8.75 pct              10.68 pct
Services sector growth                    **8.0 pct                9.6 pct
Agricultural sector growth                **5.0 pct                1.6 pct
Commodity Producing sector growth         **6.0 pct                3.4 pct
Average consumer price inflation         **7.77 pct               7.92 pct
Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP)                   **4.3                    4.2
Trade balance (FBS July-June)          $-13.564 bln           $-12.130 bln
Exports                                 $16.976 bln            $16.451 bln
Imports                                 $30.540 bln            $28.581 bln
Current a/c balance                     $-7.094 bln            $-4.990 bln
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-- revised
-- provisional
SBP = State (central) Bank of Pakistan
FBS = Federal Bureau of Statistics