Pakistan economic indicators - May 15, 2006.
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DAILY INDICATORS
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SATURDAY PREVIOUS
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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$) 60.03/60.04 60.06/60.07
Rupee/US $ (kerb market) 60.22/60.27 60.20/60.25
Karachi 100-share index 11,511.54 11,531.31
Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm 14,076 N/A
Silver.999 (Rs/kg) 18,000 18,000
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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: May 10 Apr 26
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Three-months bills 8.1000 no bid
12-months bills 8.7907 8.7907
Six-month bills 8.2889 no bid
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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) Auction Results:
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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on: Mar 26 Nov 11
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Six pct coupon, three-Year PIB rejected rejected
Seven pct coupon, five-Year PIB rejected rejected
Eight pct coupon, 10-Year PIB rejected rejected
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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 May 06 April 29
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Total liquid forex reserves $13.054 bln $13.016 bln
Forex held by central bank $10.655 bln $10.645 bln
Forex held by other banks $2.399 bln $2.371 bln
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MONTHLY INDICATORS
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LAST PVS
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Consumer price index
Change mth/mth (pct) Apr 1.02 0.23
Change Yr/Yr (pct) Apr 6.16 6.91
Wholesale price index
Change mth/mth (pct) Apr 1.23 0.07
Change Yr/Yr (pct) Apr 8.10 8.51
Trade Balance (FBS) Apr $-807 mln $-1.16 bln
Exports (FBS) Apr $1.45 bln $1.52 bln
Imports (FBS) Apr $2.26 bln $2.68 bln
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ANNUAL INDICATORS
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FISCAL YEAR 2004/05 2003/04
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Population (millions) 152.53 *149.56
Per capita income $736 $652
External debt (billion dlr) **36.62 35.87
Total F.Debt as pct of GDP **33.1 36.7
Domestic debt (billion rupees) 2,018 *2,018
Total domestic debt as pct of GDP **30.4 *36.4
Gross domestic product growth 8.4 pct 6.4 pct
Average consumer price inflation 9.28 pct 4.57 pct
Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP) 3.2 3.9
Trade balance (FBS July-June) -$6.2 bln *-$3.29 bln
Exports $14.41 bln *$12.31 bln
Imports $20.62 bln *$15.59 bln
Current a/c balance **-$1.53 bln *$1.81 bln
Manufacturing sector growth 12.5 pct *14.1 pct
Services sector growth 7.9 pct *6.0 pct
Agricultural sector growth 7.5 pct *2.2 pct
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