Pakistan economic indicators - May 12, 2008
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DAILY INDICATORS
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SATURDAY PREVIOUS
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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$) 66.55/66.75 69.40/69.60
Rupee/US $ (kerb market) 67.50/67.60 66.70/66.80
Karachi 100-share index 14,228.67 14,388.52
Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm 19,571 19,611
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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: May 07 Apr 23
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Three-months bills 9.7746 Bids Rejected
Six-month bills 9.9570 9.8686
12-months bills 10.2452 10.1357
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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) Auction Results:
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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on: Mar 29 (2008) Jan 29 (2008)
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9.10 pct coupon, three-Year PIB 10.6044 10.0499
9.30 pct coupon, five-Year PIB 10.7995 10.2486
9.60 pct coupon, 10-Year PIB 11.4494 10.8503
10 pct coupon, 15-Year PIB 11.9893 11.7452
10.50 pct coupon, 20-Year PIB 12.1296 11.9493
11.00 Pct coupon, 30-Year PIB 12.4938 12.1105
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WEEKLY INDICATORS
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Week ending May 03 April 26
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Total liquid frx reserves $12.256 bln $12.611 bln
Forex held by central bank $ 9.926 bln $10.367 bln
Forex held by other banks $ 2.330 bln $ 2.244 bln
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MONTHLY INDICATORS
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LAST PVS
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Consumer price index
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Change mth/mth (pct) Mar 3.08 0.49
Change Yr/Yr (pct) Mar 14.12 11.25
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Wholesale price index
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Change mth/mth (pct) Mar 3.99 1.24
Change Yr/Yr (pct) Mar 19.79 16.36
Trade Balance (FBS) Mar $-2.03 bln $-2.10 bln
Exports (FBS) Mar $ 1.78 bln $ 1.55 bln
Imports (FBS) Mar $ 3.82 bln $ 3.66 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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