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Pakistan economic indicators on January 19, 2004.





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SATURDAY PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$) 57.35/57.37 57.40/57.41

Rupee/US$ (kerb market) 57.55/57.60 57.55/57.60

Karachi 100-share index 4,684.12 4,634.54

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm 7,647 7,701

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 10 Jan 03

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Total liquid frx reserves $12.175 bln $12.156 bln

Forex held by central bank $10.519 bln $10.519 bln

Forex held by other banks $1.656 bln $1.637 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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LAST PVS

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Consumer price index

Change mth/mth (pct) Dec 0.90 0.60

Change Yr/Yr (pct) Dec 5.41 4.22

Wholesale price index

Change mth/mth (pct) Dec 1.39 1.10

Change Yr/Yr (pct) Dec 9.59 8.21

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.

Copyright Reuters, 2004


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