Pakistan Economic Indicators - September 24, 2012.
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DAILY INDICATORS
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THURSDAY PREVIOUS
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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$) 94.46/94.51 94.48/94.54
Rupee/US$ (kerb market) 94.68/94.83 94.70/94.85
Karachi 100-share index 15,452.64 15,588.66
Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm 53,142 N/A
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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 Sept 19 Sept 5
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Three-months bills 10.2293 10.2748
Six-month bills 10.2446 10.3111
12-month bills 10.2574 10.3549
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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results
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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on Aug 15 July 18
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11.25 percent coupon, three-year PIB 11.2994 12.6680
11.50 percent coupon, five-year PIB 11.6990 13.0717
11.75 percent coupon, seven-year PIB - -
12.00 percent coupon, 10-year PIB 12.0487 13.3296
12.50 percent coupon, 15-year PIB - -
13.00 percent coupon, 20-Year PIB No Bids Received 13.3503
13.75 percent coupon, 30-year PIB - -
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WEEKLY INDICATORS
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Week ending Sept 14 Sept 7
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Total liquid forex reserves $14.863 bln $14.828 bln
Forex held by central bank $10.383 bln $10.432 bln
Forex held by commercial banks $4.480 bln $4.396 bln
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MONTHLY INDICATORS
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LAST PVS
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Change mth/mth (pct) Aug 0.9 0.2
Change yr/yr (pct) Aug 9.1 9.60
Change mth/mth (pct) Aug 1.0 0.4
Change yr/yr (pct) Aug 7.7 7.2
Trade Balance Aug $-1.774 bln $-1.605 bln
Exports Aug $1.911 bln $2.057 bln
Imports Aug $3.685 bln $3.662 bln
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ANNUAL INDICATORS
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FISCAL YEAR 2011/12 2010/11
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Population (millions) *178.91 175.31
Per capita income $1,372 $1,258
External debt (billion dlr) *$65.562 $65.814
Domestic debt (billion rupees) *7,995 7,880
Gross domestic product growth *3.7 pct 3.0 pct
Manufacturing sector growth *3.6 pct 3.1 pct
Services sector growth *4.0 pct 4.4 pct
Agricultural sector growth *3.1 pct 2.4 pct
Commodity producing sector growth *3.3 pct 1.5 pct
Average consumer price inflation *10.8 pct N/A
Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP) *5.0 pct 5.5 pct
Trade balance (FBS July-June) $-21.271 bln $-15.604 bln
Exports $23.641 bln $24.810 bln
Imports $44.912 bln $40.414 bln
Current A/C balance $4.52 bln $214 mln
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