Pakistan economic indicators on May 31.
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SATURDAY PREVIOUS
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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$) 5 7.69/57.71 57.68/57.70
Rupee/US$ (kerb market) 5 8.05/58.15 58.25/58.35
Karachi 100-share index 5,502.72 5,476.83
Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm 7,450 7,465Silver 999 (Rs/kg) 8,916 8,916
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CENTRAL BANK AUCTIONS
Treasury Bills Auction Results:
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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on: May 12 Apr 14
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Three-months bills 1.7451 1.6137
12-months bills 2.2452 2.1091
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May 26 Apr 27
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Six-month bills 2.2306 1.8418
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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) Auction Results:
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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on: May 28 Apr 28
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Six pct coupon, three-Year PIB 4.35 3.77
Seven pct coupon, five-Year PIB 5.35 4.90
Eight pct coupon, 10-Year PIB 7.36 6.49
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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 May 22 May 15
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Total liquid forex reserves $12.525 bln $12.526 bln
Forex held by central bank $10.819 bln $10.925 bln
Forex held by other banks $1.706 bln $1.601 bln
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MONTHLY INDICATORS
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LAST PVS
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Consumer price index
Change mth/mth (pct) Apr 0.96 1.02
Change Yr/Yr (pct) Apr 5.99 5.33
Wholesale price index
Change mth/mth (pct) Apr 0.32 1.77
Change Yr/Yr (pct) Apr 10.30 8.21
Trade Balance (FBS) Apr $-419.14 mln $-77.75 mln
Exports (FBS) Apr $1,096 bln $990.22 mln
Imports (FBS) Apr $1.515 bln $1.068 bln
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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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-- revised
-- provisional
SBP - State Bank of Pakistan
FBS - Federal Bureau of Statistics
N/A - Not available
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