Pakistan economic indicators in April 05.
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SATURDAY PREVIOUS
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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$) 57.39/57.40 57.38/57.40
Rupee/US$ (kerb market) 57.77/57.82 57.80/57.85
Karachi 100-share index 5,161.60 5,141.08
Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm 7,878 7,971
Silver 999 (Rs/kg) 8,916 8,916
Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm 7,878 7,971
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CENTRAL BANK AUCTIONS
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Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm 7,878 7,971
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Treasury Bills Auction Results:
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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on: Mar 17 Feb 18
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Three-months bills 1.5699 1.5262
12-months bills 2.0464 1.9838
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Mar 31 Mar 3
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Six-month bills 1.8418 1.7805
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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 27 Mar 20
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Total liquid Forex reserves $12.625 bln $12.651 bln
Forex held by central bank $11.013 bln $10.873 bln
Forex held by other banks $1.612 bln $1.778 bln
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MONTHLY INDICATORS
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LAST PVS
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Consumer price index
Change mth/mth (pct) Feb -0.34 -0.09
Change Yr/Yr (pct) Feb 4.31 5.15
Wholesale price index
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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