Pakistan Economic Indicators - February 13, 2012.
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DAILY INDICATORS
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FRIDAY PREVIOUS
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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$) 90.69/90.74 90.70/90.75
Rupee/US$ (kerb market) 90.65/90.85 90.65/90.85
Karachi 100-share index 12,231.60 12,213.24
Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm 50,228 50,485
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CENTRAL BANK AUCTIONS
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Treasury bill auction results:
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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on Feb 8 Jan 25
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Three-months bills 11.7367 11.5992
Six-month bills 11.8070 11.6273
12-month bills 11.8894 11.7265
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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results
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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on Dec 21 Nov 23
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11.25 percent coupon, three-year PIB 12.4531 12.2201
11.50 percent coupon, five-year PIB 12.6993 B/Rejected
11.75 percent coupon, seven-year PIB B/Rejected B/Rejected
12.00 percent coupon, 10-year PIB 12.6993 12.3217
12.50 percent coupon, 15-year PIB No B/Received No B/Received
13.00 percent coupon, 20-Year PIB No B/Received No B/Received
13.75 percent coupon, 30-year coupon No B/Received No B/Received
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WEEKLY INDICATORS
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Week ending Feb 3 Jan 27
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Total liquid forex reserves $16.690 bln $16.870 bln
Forex held by central bank $12.324 bln $12.523 bln
Forex held by commercial banks $4.366 bln $4.347 bln
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MONTHLY INDICATORS
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LAST PVS
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Change mth/mth (pct) Jan 1.54 0.70
Change yr/yr (pct) Jan 10.10 9.75
Change mth/mth (pct) Jan N/A 1.3
Trade Balance Dec $-2.41 bln $-2.17 bln
Exports Dec $1.85 $1.55
Imports Dec $1.26 $3.72
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ANNUAL INDICATORS
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FISCAL YEAR 2010/11 2009/10
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Population (millions) *177.18 173.51
Per capita income $1254 $1073
External debt (billion dlr) *$59.53 $55.90
Domestic debt (billion rupees) *5,594 4,894
Gross domestic product growth *2.4 pct 3.8 pct
Manufacturing sector growth *1.7 pct 4.9 pct
Services sector growth *4.1 pct 2.9 pct
Average consumer price inflation *14.1 pct 11.5 pct
Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP) 4.3 pct 6.3 pct
Trade balance (FBS July-June) $-15.59 bln $-15.42 bln
Exports $24.83 bln $19.29 bln
Imports $40.41 bln $34.71 bln
Current A/C balance $268 mln $-3.456 bln
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