Pakistan economic indicators - November 12, 2007
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DAILY INDICATORS
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SATURDAY PREVIOUS
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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$) 60.87/60.89 60.91/60.93
Rupee/US $ (kerb market) 60.90/60.95 60.90/60.95
Karachi 100-share index 13,423.71 13,500.81
Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm 16,330 16,270
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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: Nov 07 Oct 24
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Three-months bills No Bid Received No Bid Received
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Six-month bills 9.1426 9.1426
12-months bills 9.3990 9.3990
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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) Auction Results:
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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on: Oct 30 (2007) Oct 09 (2007)
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9.10 pct coupon, three-Year PIB 9.6495 9.6211
9.30 pct coupon, five-Year PIB 9.8221 9.8024
9.60 pct coupon, 10-Year PIB 10.2195 10.1897
10 pct coupon, 15-Year PIB 11.1597 11.1494
10.50 pct coupon, 20-Year PIB 11.4132 11.4103
11.00 Pct coupon, 30-Year PIB 11.6151 11.6142
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WEEKLY INDICATORS
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Week ending Nov 03 Oct 27
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Total liquid forex reserves $16.372 bln $16.354 bln
Forex held by central bank $14.166 bln $14.119 bln
Forex held by other banks $2.206 bln $2.235 bln
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MONTHLY INDICATORS
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LAST PVS
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Consumer price index
Change mth/mth (pct) Sep 2.13 1.32
Change Yr/Yr (pct) Sep 8.37 6.45
Wholesale price index
Change mth/mth (pct) Sep 1.62 1.17
Change Yr/Yr (pct) Sep 9.28 8.00
Trade Balance (FBS) Sep $-1.24 bln $-1.27 bln
Exports (FBS) Sep $1.49 bln $1.48 bln
Imports (FBS) Sep $2.73 bln $2.74 bln
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ANNUAL INDICATORS
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FISCAL YEAR 2006/07 2005/06
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Population (millions) **156.77 155.4
Per capita income **$925 $833
External debt (billion dlr) **38.86 36.56
Total F.Debt as pct of GDP **27.1 29.4
Domestic debt (billion rupees) **2,523 2,312
Total domestic debt as pct of GDP **28.4 30.0
Gross domestic product growth **7.0 pct 6.6 pct
Manufacturing sector growth **8.75 pct 10.68 pct
Services sector growth **8.0 pct 9.6 pct
Agricultural sector growth **5.0 pct 1.6 pct
Commodity Producing sector growth **6.0 pct 3.4 pct
Average consumer price inflation **7.9 pct 8.0 pct
Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP) **4.2 3.4
Trade balance (FBS July-June) $-13.528 bln $-12.130 bln
Exports $17.011 bln $16.451 bln
Imports $30.540 bln $28.580 bln
Current a/c balance $-7.016 bln $-4.99 bln
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