Pakistan economic indicators on August 22.
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DAILY INDICATORS
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SATURDAY PREVIOUS
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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$) 59.66/59.67 59.64/59.66
Rupee/US $ (kerb market) 60.15/60.25 60.15/60.25
Karachi 100-share index 7,311.92 7,099.22
Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm 8,594 8,614
Silver.999 (Rs/kg) 16,500 16,500
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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: Aug 17 Aug 03
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Three-months bills 7.9197 7.8297
12-months bills 8.7907 8.7907
Six-month bills 8.1388 8.0954
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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) Auction Results:
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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on: Mar 26 Nov 11
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Six pct coupon, three-Year PIB rejected rejected
Seven pct coupon, five-Year PIB rejected rejected
Eight pct coupon, 10-Year PIB rejected rejected
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June 9 Jan 19
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Nine pct coupon, 15-Year PIB 8.99 7.80
10 pct coupon, 20-Year PIB 9.99 8.80
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WEEKLY INDICATORS
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Week ending Aug 13 Aug 06
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Total liquid forex reserves $12.435 bln $12.515 bln
Forex held by central bank $9.680 bln $9.737 bln
Forex held by other banks $2.755 bln $2.778 bln
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MONTHLY INDICATORS
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LAST PVS
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Consumer price index
Change mth/mth (pct) July 1.62 0.10
Change Yr/Yr (pct) July 8.99 8.74
Wholesale price index
Change mth/mth (pct) July 1.99 0.71
Change Yr/Yr (pct) July 9.36 6.16
Trade Balance (FBS) July $-724.58 mln $-700 mln
Exports (FBS) July $1.272 bln $1.541 bln
Imports (FBS) July $1.997 bln $2.241 bln
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ANNUAL INDICATORS
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FISCAL YEAR 2004/05 2003/04
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Population (millions) 152.53 *149.56
Per capita income (market prices) $652 $582
External debt (medium & long term) $36.2 bln 6.011 bln
Total F Debt as pct of GDP **33.1 36.7
Domestic debt (billion rupees) 2,018 *2,018
Total domestic debt as pct of GDP **30.4 *36.4
Gross domestic product growth 8.4 pct 6.4 pct
Average consumer price inflation 9.28 pct 4.57 pct
Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP) 3.2 3.9
Trade balance (FBS July-June) -$6.2 bln *-$3.29 bln
Exports $14.41 bln *$12.31 bln
Imports $20.62 bln *$15.59 bln
Current a/c balance **-$1.53 bln *$1.81 bln
Manufacturing sector growth 12.5 pct *14.1 pct
Services sector growth 7.9 pct *6.0 pct
Agricultural sector growth 7.5 pct *2.2 pct
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