Pakistan Economic Indicators - March, 01 2010
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DAILY INDICATORS
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SATURDAY PREVIOUS
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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$) 84.94/84.98 85.05/85.07
Rupee/US $ (kerb market) 85.70/85.90 85.70/85.90
Karachi 100-share index 9,657.79 9,667.17
Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm 30,728 30,484
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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: Feb 24 Feb10
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Three-months bills 12.1954 11.9201
Six-month bills 12.2803 12.0547
12-months bills 12.3429 12.1031
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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) Auction Results:
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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on: Feb 3 (2010) Nov 11 (2009)
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11.25 pct coupon, three-Year PIB 12.3000 12.2606
11.50 pct coupon, five-Year PIB 12.4077 12.4005
11.75 pct coupon, seven-year PIB 12.5002 12.4289
12.00 pct coupon, 10-Year PIB 12.5389 12.4406
12.50 pct coupon, 15-Year PIB 12.8977 12.8624
13.00 pct coupon, 20-Year PIB 13.0993 13.2106
13.75 Pct coupon, 30-Year PIB 13.5507 13.7423
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WEEKLY INDICATORS
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Week ending Feb 20 Feb 13
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Total liquid forex reserves $14.37 bln $14.322 bln
Forex held by central bank $10.52 bln $10.502 bln
Forex held by other banks $ 3.85 bln $ 3.820 bln
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MONTHLY INDICATORS
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LAST PVS
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Consumer price index Jan 216.09 210.99
Change mth/mth (pct) Jan N/A -0.49
Change Yr/Yr (pct) Jan 13.68 10.52
Wholesale price index Jan 230.80 221.43
Change mth/mth (pct) Jan N/A 0.20
Change Yr/Yr (pct) Jan 19.64 14.96
Trade Balance Jan $-1.62 bln $-1.33 bln
Exports Jan $1.7 bln $1.58 bln
Imports Jan $3.32 bln $2.91 bln
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ANNUAL INDICATORS
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FISCAL YEAR 2008/09 2007/08
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Population (millions) *163.67 160.9
Per capita income *$1046 $1042
External debt (billion dlr) *50.1 $46.3
Total F.Debt as pct of GDP *30.2 28.1
Domestic debt (billion rupees) *3,758 N/A
Total domestic debt as pct of GDP *23.3 pct 28.7 pct
Gross domestic product growth *2.0 pct 4.1 pct
Manufacturing sector growth *-3.3 pct 4.8 pct
Services sector growth *3.6 pct 6.6 pct
Agricultural sector growth *4.7 pct 1.1 pct
Commodity Producing sector growth N/A 3.2 pct
Average consumer price inflation 20.77 pct 12.00 pct
Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP) *4.3 pct 7.4 pct
Trade balance (FBS July-May) $-15.23 bln $-18.79 bln
Exports $ 16.24 bln $ 17.14 bln
Imports $ 31.48 bln $ 35.94 bln
Current A/C balance $-8.22 bln $-12.48 bln
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