Pakistan Economic Indicators - April, 19 2010
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DAILY INDICATORS
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SATURDAY PREVIOUS
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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$) 84.02/84.08 84.04/84.09
Rupee/US $ (kerb market) 84.00/84.20 83.95/84.15
Karachi 100-share index 10,659.21 10,677.47
Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm 30,771 30,985
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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: Apr 07 Mar 24
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Three-months bills 12.0973 12.1954
Six-month bills 12.2577 12.3481
12-months bills 12.3302 12.4062
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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) Auction Results:
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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on: Mar 17 Feb 3
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11.25 pct coupon, three-Year PIB 12.4995 12.3000
11.50 pct coupon, five-Year PIB 12.5999 12.4077
11.75 pct coupon, seven-year PIB 12.7007 12.5002
12.00 pct coupon, 10-Year PIB 12.7502 12.5389
12.50 pct coupon, 15-Year PIB Bids N/Received 12.8977
13.00 pct coupon, 20-Year PIB Bids Rejected 13.0993
13.75 Pct coupon, 30-Year PIB Bids Rejected 13.5507
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WEEKLY INDICATORS
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Week ending April 10 April 03
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Total liquid forex reserves $15.048 bln $14.958 bln
Forex held by central bank $11.155 bln $11.063 bln
Forex held by other banks $ 3.893 bln $ 3.895 bln
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MONTHLY INDICATORS LAST PVS
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Consumer price index Mar 219.65 216.93
Change mth/mth (pct) Mar 1.25 0.39
Change Yr/Yr (pct) Mar 12.91 13.04
Wholesale price index Mar 237.51 231.64
Change Yr/Yr (pct) Mar 21.80 19.29
Trade Balance Mar $-1.48 bln $-964 mln
Exports Mar $1.81 bln $1.53 bln
Imports Mar $3.29 bln $2.50 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
Total domestic debt as pct of GDP *23.3 pct 28.7pct
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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