Pakistan economic indicators on June 28
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SATURDAY PREVIOUS
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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$) 58.12/58.14 58.11/58.14
Rupee/US $ (kerb market) 58.55/58.65 58.55/58.60
Karachi 100-share index 5,105.69 5,151.02
Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm 7,522 7,525
Silver 999 (Rs/kg) 11,570 11,570
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CENTRAL BANK AUCTIONS
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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June 23 May 26
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Six-month bills Bids Rejected 2.2306
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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 19 June 12
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Total liquid forex reserves $12.308 bln $12.304 bln
Forex held by central bank $10.571 bln $10.631 bln
Forex held by other banks $1.737 bln $1.673 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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