Pakistan economic indicators - January 07, 2008
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DAILY INDICATORS
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SATURDAY PREVIOUS
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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$) 62.16/62.18 62.20/62.25
Rupee/US $ (kerb market) 61.80/61.85 61.50/61.55
Karachi 100-share index 14,259.59 13,996.71
Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm 16,930 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: Jan 02 Dec 19
Three-months bills 9.0942 9.1213
Six-month bills 9.2523 9.2584
12-months bills 9.4451 9.4429
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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) Auction Results:
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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on: Nov 29 (2007) Oct 30 (2007)
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9.10 pct coupon, three-Year PIB Bids Rejected 9.6495
9.30 pct coupon, five-Year PIB Bids Rejected 9.8221
9.60 pct coupon, 10-Year PIB Bids Rejected 10.2195
10 pct coupon, 15-Year PIB Bids Rejected 11.1597
10.50 pct coupon, 20-Year PIB Bids no Received 11.4132
11.00 Pct coupon, 30-Year PIB 11.6198 11.6151
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WEEKLY INDICATORS
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Week ending Dec 29 Dec 22
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Total liquid frx reserves $15.741 bln $15.605 bln
Forex held by central bank $13.504 bln $13.367 bln
Forex held by other banks $2.237 bln $2.238 bln
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MONTHLY INDICATORS
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LAST PVS
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Consumer price index
Change mth/mth (pct) Nov 0.14 1.23
Change Yr/Yr (pct) Nov 8.67 9.31
Wholesale price index
Change mth/mth (pct) Nov 1.63 1.82
Change Yr/Yr (pct) Nov 12.63 11.81
Trade Balance (FBS) Nov $-1.61 bln $-1.97 bln
Exports (FBS) Nov $1.54 bln $1.40 bln
Imports (FBS) Nov $3.16 bln $3.38 bln
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 **7.77 pct 7.92 pct
Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP) **4.3 4.2
Trade balance (FBS July-June) $-13.564 bln $-12.130 bln
Exports $16.976 bln $16.451 bln
Imports $30.540 bln $28.581 bln
Current A/C balance $-7.094 bln $-4.990 bln
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