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Pakistan Economic Indicators
Pakistan economic indicators - February 23, 2009
Pakistan economic indicators - February 23, 2009
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DAILY INDICATORS
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SATURDAY PREVIOUS
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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$) 79.88/79.92 79.83/79.88
Rupee/US $ (kerb market) 79.50/79.80 79.60/79.80
Karachi 100-share index 5,969.09 6,022.44
Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm 25,290 24,989
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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: Feb 11 Jan 28
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Three-months bills 13.6237 13.7624
Six-month bills 13,8731 14.0108
12-months bills 13,9074 14,2072
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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) Auction Results:
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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on: Feb 18 (2009) Aug 29 (2008)
11.25 pct coupon, three-Year PIB 13.9530 13.6973
11.50 pct coupon, five-Year PIB 14.3692 B/Rejected
11.75 pct coupon, seven-year PIB 14.7973 14.3398
12.00 pct coupon, 10-Year PIB 14.9444 14.5493
12.50 pct coupon, 15-Year PIB 15.4995 14.7500
13.00 pct coupon, 20-Year PIB 15.8998 No B/Received
13.75 Pct coupon, 30-Year PIB 16.4496 14.9384
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WEEKLY INDICATORS
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Week ending Feb 14 Feb 07
Total liquid forex reserves $10.371 bln $10.29 bln
Forex held by central bank $ 6.908 bln $ 6.92 bln
Forex held by other banks $ 3.463 bln $ 3.37 bln
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MONTHLY INDICATORS
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LAST PVS
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Consumer price index Jan 190.09 190.90
Change mth/mth (pct) Jan -0.42 -0.50
Change Yr/Yr (pct) Jan 20.52 23.34
Wholesale price index Jan 192.91 192.62
Change mth/mth (pct) Jan N/A -1.97
Change Yr/Yr (pct) Jan 15.69 17.57
Trade Balance Jan $-1.17 bln $-816 mln
Exports Jan $ 1.36 bln $ 1.31 bln
Imports Jan $ 2.53 bln $ 2.12 bln
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ANNUAL INDICATORS
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FISCAL YEAR 2007/08 2006/07
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Population (millions) **160.9 156.77
Per capita income **$1085 $925
External debt (billion dlr) **45.0 $40.5
Total F.Debt as pct of GDP **24.7 27.1
Domestic debt (billion rupees) **3,020 2,610
Total domestic debt as pct of GDP **30.3 30.0
Gross domestic product growth **5.8 pct 6.8 pct
Manufacturing sector growth **5.4 pct 8.2 pct
Services sector growth **8.2 pct 9.6 pct
Agricultural sector growth **1.5 pct 3.7 pct
Commodity Producing sector growth **3.2 pct 6.0 pct
Average consumer price inflation 12 pct 7.77 pct
Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP) **7.0 pct 4.3 pct
Trade balance (FBS July-June) $-20.74 bln $-13.56 bln
Exports $19.22 bln $16.98 bln
Imports $39.96 bln $30.54 bln
Current A/C balance $-14.016 bln $-6.878 bln
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* = revised
** = provisional
SBP = State Bank of Pakistan
FBS = Federal Bureau of Statistics
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