Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan economic indicators - July 02, 2007

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DAILY INDICATORS
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                                     SATURDAY                 PREVIOUS
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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)    60.36/60.38              60.45/60.47
Rupee/US $ (kerb market)          60.95/61.00              60.97/61.02
Karachi 100-share index             13,772.46                13,727.95
Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                13,945                   12,904
Silver (Karachi) Rs/10 gm              244.00                   244.00
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Treasury Bills Auction Results:
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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on:    June 20                  June 06
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Three-months bills            No Bid Received          No Bid Received
Six-month bills               No Bid Received                   8.9017
12-months bills                        9.1597                   9.1597
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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) Auction Results:
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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on:     Jun 05 (2007)     Apr 21 (2007)
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9.10 pct coupon, three-Year PIB        9.3180                   9.3315
9.30 pct coupon, five-Year PIB         9.5480                   9.6197
9.60 pct coupon, 10-Year PIB          10.1244                  10.1332
10 pct coupon, 15-Year PIB            10.9857                  10.9800
10.50 pct coupon, 20-Year PIB         11.2016                  11.1999
11.00 Pct coupon, 30-Year PIB         11.5937                  11.5906
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WEEKLY INDICATORS
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Week ending                            June 23                 June 16
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Total liquid frx reserves             $15.182 bln          $15.006 bln
Forex held by central bank            $12.754 bln          $12.606 bln
Forex held by other banks             $2.428 bln            $2.400 bln
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MONTHLY INDICATORS
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                                         LAST                      PVS
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Consumer price index
Change mth/mth (pct)        May          0.92                     0.31
Change Yr/Yr (pct)          May          7.41                     6.92
Wholesale price index
Change mth/mth (pct)        May          1.09                     1.16
Change Yr/Yr (pct)          May          6.81                     6.03
Trade Balance (FBS)         May        $-1.14 bln           $-1.07 bln
Exports (FBS)               May         $1.60 bln            $1.49 bln
Imports (FBS)               May         $2.75 bln            $2.57 bln
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ANNUAL INDICATORS
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FISCAL YEAR                           2005/06                  2004/05
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Population (millions)                 **155.4                    152.5
Per capita income                      **$847                    *$742
External debt (billion dlr)           **36.56                   *35.83
Total F.Debt as pct of GDP             **28.3                    *32.3
Domestic debt (billion rupees)        **2,267                   *2,158
Total domestic debt as pct of GDP      **29.4                    *32.8
Gross domestic product growth           **6.6 pct             *8.6 pct
Manufacturing sector growth             **8.6 pct            *12.6 pct
Services sector growth                  **8.8 pct             *8.0 pct
Agricultural sector growth              **2.5 pct             *6.7 pct
Commodity Producing sector growth       **4.3 pct             *9.2 pct
Average consumer price inflation        *7.95 pct             9.28 pct
Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP)             **3.4                     *3.3
Trade balance (FBS July-June)       **-$10.64 bln           -$6.21 bln
Exports                              **$14.96 bln          *$14.41 bln
Imports                              **$25.60 bln          *$20.62 bln
Current a/c balance                  **-$4.70 bln           -$1.53 bln
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