Pakistan economic indicators on June 14
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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$) 57.82/57.84 57.83/57.84
Rupee/US $ (kerb market) 58.40/58.45 58.35/58.40
Karachi 100-share index 5,384.48 5,371.20
Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm 7,338 7,330
Silver 999 (Rs/kg) 8,916 8,916
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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 8 May 12
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Three-months bills Bids Rejected 1.7451
12-months bills Bids Rejected 2.2452
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May 26 Apr 27
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Six-month bills 2.2306 1.8418
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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 June 5 May 29
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Total liquid forex reserves $12.352 bln $12.433 bln
Forex held by central bank $10.696 bln $10.783 bln
Forex held by other banks $1.656 bln $1.650 bln
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MONTHLY INDICATORS
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LAST PVS
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Consumer price index
Change mth/mth (pct) May 0.78 0.96
Change Yr/Yr (pct) May 7.13 5.99
Wholesale price index
Change mth/mth (pct) May 0.98 0.32
Change Yr/Yr (pct) May 11.54 10.30
Trade Balance (FBS) May $-669.13 mln $79.74 mln
Exports (FBS) May $1,060 bln $1.049 bln
Imports (FBS) May $1.729 bln $969.84 mln
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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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