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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$) 57.45/57.47 57.45/57.46
Rupee/US$ (kerb market) 57.50/57.55 57.45/57.55
Karachi 100-share index 4,570.14 4,564.02
Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm 7,965 7,902
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: Dec 24 Nov 25
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Three-months bills Bids rejected Bids rejected
12-months bills 1.9893 1.9848
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Jan 07 Dec 10
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Six-month bills 1.7193 1.6581
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Pakistan Investment Bond 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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WEEKLY INDICATORS
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Week ending Jan 03 Dec 27
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Total liquid forex reserves $12.156 bln $12.002 bln
Forex held by central bank $10.519 bln $10.387 bln
Forex held by other banks $1.637 bln $1.615 bln
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MONTHLY INDICATORS
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LAST PVS
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Consumer price index
Change mth/mth (pct) Nov 0.60 1.47
Change Yr/Yr (pct) Nov 4.22 3.51
Wholesale price index
Change mth/mth (pct) Nov 1.10 2.72
Change Yr/Yr (pct) Nov 8.21 6.05
Trade Balance (FBS) Dec $-283.68 mln $-169.37 mln
Exports (FBS) Dec $1,044.90 mln $863.23 mln
Imports (FBS) Dec $1,328.58 mln $1,032.60 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.