Pakistan economic indicators on October 18
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DAILY INDICATORS
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SATURDAY PREVIOUS
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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$) N/A 59.75/59.85
Rupee/US $ (kerb market) 60.10/60.20 60.10/60.15
Karachi 100-share index 5,433.48 5,470.23
Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm N/A 8,138
Silver.999 (Rs/kg) 11,570 11,570
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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: Sept 29 Sept 1
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Three-months bills 2.9750 2.6669
12-months bills rejected 3.1439
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Oct 13 Sept 15
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Six-month bills 3.2403 3.0334
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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) Auction Results:
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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on: Aug 17 May 28
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Six pct coupon, three-Year PIB rejected 4.35
Seven pct coupon, five-Year PIB rejected 5.35
Eight pct coupon, 10-Year PIB rejected 7.36
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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 Oct 9 Oct 2
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Total liquid frx reserves $12.317 bln $12.328 bln
Forex held by central bank $10.016 bln $10.074 bln
Forex held by other banks $2.301 bln $2.254 bln
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MONTHLY INDICATORS
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LAST PVS
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Consumer price index
Change mth/mth (pct) Sept 0.38 0.58
Change Yr/Yr (pct) Sept 9.00 N/A
Wholesale price index
Change mth/mth (pct) Sept 0.40 -1.08
Change Yr/Yr (pct) Sept 8.01 7.94
Trade Balance (FBS) Sept $-268 mln $-298 mln
Exports (FBS) Sept $1.109 bln $1.176 bln
Imports (FBS) Sept $1.377 bln $1.474 bln
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ANNUAL INDICATORS
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FISCAL YEAR 2003/04 2002/03
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Population (millions) 148.72 145.96
Per capita income (market prices) $652 $582
External debt (medium & long term) $36.2 bln $36.011 bln
F.Debt service as pct to export earning N/A 28.8
Domestic debt (billion rupees) 2,028.4 1,879.2
Total domestic debt as pct of GDP 37.2 39.0
Gross domestic product growth 6.4 pct 5.1 pct
Average consumer price inflation 4.57 pct 3.10 pct
Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP) 3.9 4.6
Trade balance (FBS July-June) -$3.20 bln -$1.06 bln
Exports $12.27 bln $11.16 bln
Imports $15.47 bln $12.22 bln
Current a/c balance **$1.84 bln $5.256 bln
Manufacturing sector growth 13.4 pct 6.9 pct
Services sector growth 5.2 pct 5.3 pct
Agricultural sector growth 2.6 pct 4.7 pct
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