Pakistan economic indicators - January 28, 2008
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DAILY INDICATORS
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SATURDAY PREVIOUS
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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$) 62.40/62.45 62.45/62.47
Rupee/US $ (kerb market) 62.65/62.70 62.60/62.65
Karachi 100-share index 13,856.36 13,719.17
Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm 18,250 18,231
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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 16 Jan 02
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Three-months bills No Bid Received 9.0942
Six-month bills 9.2962 9.2523
12-months bills 9.4951 9.4451
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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 Jan 19 Jan 12
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Total liquid frx reserves $15.208 bln $15.371 bln
Forex held by central bank $12.965 bln $13.092 bln
Forex held by other banks $2.243 bln $2.279 bln
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MONTHLY INDICATORS
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LAST PVS
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Consumer price index
Change mth/mth (pct) Dec 0.58 0.14
Change Yr/Yr (pct) Dec 8.79 8.67
Wholesale price index
Change mth/mth (pct) Dec -0.06 1.63
Change Yr/Yr (pct) Dec 12.14 12.64
Trade Balance (FBS) Dec $-1.02 bln $-1.61 bln
Exports (FBS) Dec $1.33 bln $1.54 bln
Imports (FBS) Dec $2.35 bln $3.16 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 **7.77 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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