Pakistan economic indicators - March 15.
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SATURDAY PREVIOUS
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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$) 57.46/57.48 57.47/57.48
Rupee/US$ (kerb market) 57.65/57.70 57.60/57.65
Karachi 100-share index 4,915.14 4,903.85
Silver (Rs/kg) 8,916 8,916
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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 18 Jan 21
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Three-months bills 1.5262 1.4824
12-months bills 1.9838 1.9734
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Mar 3 Feb 11
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Six-month bills 1.7805 1.7244
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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) Auction Results:
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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on: Dec 5 Nov 5
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Six pct coupon, three-Year PIB 3.94 4.10
Seven pct coupon, five-Year PIB 5.00 5.12
Eight pct coupon, 10-Year PIB 6.22 6.23
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Jan 19
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Nine pct coupon, 15-Year PIB 7.80
10 pct coupon, 20-Year PIB 8.80
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WEEKLY INDICATORS
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Week ending Mar 6 Feb 28
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Total liquid forex reserves $12.565 bln $12.586 bln
Forex held by central bank $10.792 bln $10.816 bln
Forex held by other banks $ 1.773 bln $1.770 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) Feb -0.34 -0.09
Change Yr/Yr (pct) Feb 4.31 5.15
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Wholesale price index
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Change mth/mth (pct) Feb 0.38 0.21
Change Yr/Yr (pct) Feb 6.86 9.47
Trade Balance (FBS) Feb $-241.35 mln $ -142.25 mln
Exports (FBS) Feb $ 902.52 mln $ 776.40 mln
Imports (FBS) Feb $1,143.87 mln $ 918.65 mln
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ANNUAL INDICATORS
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FISCAL YEAR 2002/03 2001/02
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Population (millions) 149.03 145.96
Per capita income (market prices) $412 $429
External debt (medium & long term) $36.2 bln $36.011 bln
Domestic debt (billion rupees) 1,812.19 1,757.60
F Debt service as pct to export earning 28.8 44.8
Gross domestic product growth 5.1 pct 3.6 pct
Average consumer price inflation 3.3 pct 3.5 pct
Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP) 4.6 6.6
Trade balance (FBS July-June) -$1.16 bln -$1.20 bln
Exports $11.03 bln $9.10 bln
Imports $12.19 bln $10.30 bln
Current A/c balance **$5.256 bln $2.744 bln
Industrial sector growth 7.7 pct 4.4 pct
Services sector growth 5.3 pct 5.1 pct
Agricultural sector growth 4.2 pct 1.4 pct
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SBP = State Bank of Pakistan.
FBS = Federal Bureau of Statistics.
N/A = Not available.
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