Pakistan economic indicators - August 15, 2006.
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DAILY INDICATORS
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Saturday PREVIOUS
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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$) 60.30/60.32 60.31/60.33
Rupee/US $ (kerb market) 60.52/60.57 60.53/60.58
Karachi 100-share index 10,406.40 10,525.09
Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm 12,540 12,642
Silver (Karachi) Rs/1 kg 20,571 20,571
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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: Aug 02 July 19
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Three-months bills 8.6417 8.3256
Six-month bills 8.8142 8.4869
12-months bills 9.0046 8.7907
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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 Aug 05 July 29
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Total liquid frx reserves $12.779 bln $12.725 bln
Forex held by central bank $10.376 bln $10.327 bln
Forex held by other banks $2.403 bln $2.398 bln
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MONTHLY INDICATORS
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LAST PVS
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Consumer price index
Change mth/mth (pct) July 1.61 0.59
Change Yr/Yr (pct) July 7.63 7.65
Wholesale price index
Change mth/mth (pct) July 1.42 0.63
Change Yr/Yr (pct) July 8.43 9.04
Trade Balance (FBS) July $-1.23 bln $-1.471 bln
Exports (FBS) July $1.22 bln $1.515 bln
Imports (FBS) July $2.46 bln $2.986 bln
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ANNUAL INDICATORS
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FISCAL YEAR 2005/06 2004/05
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Population (millions) **155.4 152.5
Per capita income **$847 *$742
External debt (billion dlr) **36.56 *35.83
Total F.Debt as pct of GDP **28.3 *32.3
Domestic debt (billion rupees) **2,267 *2,158
Total domestic debt as pct of GDP **29.4 *32.8
Gross domestic product growth **6.6 pct *8.6 pct
Manufacturing sector growth **8.6 pct *12.6 pct
Services sector growth **8.8 pct *8.0 pct
Agricultural sector growth **2.5 pct *6.7 pct
Commodity Producing sector growth **4.3 pct *9.2 pct
Average consumer price inflation *7.95 pct 9.28 pct
Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP) **3.4 *3.3
Trade balance (FBS July-June) **-$10.64 bln -$6.21 bln
Exports **$14.96 bln *$14.41 bln
Imports **$25.60 bln *$20.62 bln
Current a/c balance **-$4.70 bln -$1.53 bln
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