Pakistan Economic Indicators - March 17, 2014.
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FRIDAY PREVIOUS
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DAILY INDICATORS
Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$) 99.30/99.35 98.80/98.81
Rupee/US$ (kerb market) 101.00/101.20 100.00/100.25
Karachi 100-share index 27,124.47 27,083.12
Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm N/A 44,571
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CENTRAL BANK AUCTIONS
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Treasury bill auction results:
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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on Mar 5 Feb 19
Three-months bills 9.9564 9.9564
Six-month bills 9.9791 9.9791
12-month bills 9.9900 Bids Rejected
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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results
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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on Feb 26 Jan 29
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three-year PIB 12.0962 12.0915
five-year PIB 12.5522 12.5501
10-year PIB 12.9093 12.8944
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20-Year PIB No Bids Received 12.9000
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WEEKLY INDICATORS
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Week ending March 7 Feb 28
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Total liquid forex reserves $9.375 bln $8.737 bln
Forex held by central bank $4.622 bln $3.921 bln
Forex held by commercial banks $4.753 bln $4.816 bln
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MONTHLY INDICATORS
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LAST PVS
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Change mth/mth (pct) Feb 0.3 0.5
Change yr/yr (pct) Feb 7.9 7.9
Change mth/mth (pct) Feb 0.1 0.5
Change yr/yr (pct) Feb 7.6 8.1
Trade Balance Dec $-1.286 bln $-1.847 bln
Exports Dec $2.275 bln $1.804 bln
Imports Dec $3.561 bln $3.651 bln
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ANNUAL INDICATORS
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FISCAL YEAR 2012/13 2011/12
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Population (millions) *184.35 180.71
Per capita income $1,368 $1,323
External debt (billion dlr) *$60.9 $65.8
Domestic debt (billion rupees) *9,081 N/A
Gross domestic product growth *3.6 pct 4.4 pct
Manufacturing sector growth *3.5 pct 2.1 pct
Services sector growth *3.7 pct 5.3 pct
Agricultural sector growth *3.3 pct 3.5 pct
Commodity producing sector growth *3.4 pct 3.1 pct
Average consumer price inflation *7.5 pct 10.9 pct
Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP) 8.8 pct N/A
Trade balance (FBS July-June) $-20.432 bln $-21.288 bln
Exports $24.518 bln $23.624 bln
Imports $44.950 bln $44.912 bln
Current A/C balance $2.29 bln $4.65 bln
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* = Provisional
SBP = State Bank of Pakistan
FBS = Federal Bureau of Statistics
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