Pakistan economic indicators on May 25.
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MONDAY PREVIOUS
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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$) 57.74/57.76 57.75/57.77
Rupee/US$ (kerb market) 58.40/58.50 58.70/58.80
Karachi 100-share index 5,465.16 5,511.00
Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm 7,304 7,330
Silver 999 (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: 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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Apr 27 Mar 31
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Six-month bills 1.8418 1.8418
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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) Auction Results:
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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on: Apr 28 Dec 5
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Six pct coupon, three-Year PIB 3.77 3.94
Seven pct coupon, five-Year PIB 4.90 5.00
Eight pct coupon, 10-Year PIB 6.49 6.22
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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 15 May 8
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Total liquid forex reserves $12.526 bln $12.557 bln
Forex held by central bank $10.925 bln $10.956 bln
Forex held by other banks $1.601 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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