Pakistan economic indicators - July 03, 2006.
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DAILY INDICATORS
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Saturday PREVIOUS
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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$) n/a 60.20/60.22
Rupee/US $ (kerb market) 60.60/60.65 60.60/60.65
Karachi 100-share index 9,989.41 9,841.43
Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm 12,087 11,668
Silver.999 (Rs/kg) n/a n/a
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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: Jun 21 Jun 07
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Three-months bills 8.3256 8.3256
12-months bills 8.7907 8.7907
Six-month bills 8.4869 8.4433
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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) Auction Results:
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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on: May 18 (2006) Mar 26 (2005)
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9.10 pct coupon, three-Year PIB 9.4515 rejected
9.30 pct coupon, five-Year PIB 9.6674 rejected
9.60 pct coupon, 10-Year PIB 9.8746 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 June 24 Jun 17
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Total liquid frx reserves $13.021 bln $13.000 bln
Forex held by central bank $10.673 bln $10.598 bln
Forex held by other banks $2.348 bln $2.402 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 0.45 1.02
Change Yr/Yr (pct) May 7.12 6.16
Wholesale price index
Change mth/mth (pct) May 0.35 1.23
Change Yr/Yr (pct) May 9.12 8.10
Trade Balance (FBS) May $-1.159 bln $-807 mln
Exports (FBS) May $1.489 bln $1.45 bln
Imports (FBS) May $2.648 bln $2.26 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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