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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$) 84.19/84.29 84.15/84.25
Rupee/US $ (kerb market) 85.20/85.30 85.15/85.25
Karachi 100-share index 9,923.14 9,802.45
Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm 31,333 N/A
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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: Jan 13 Dec30
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Three-months bills 11.9201 12.0577
Six-month bills 12.0547 12.1009
12-months bills 12.0527 12.0905
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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) Auction Results:
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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on: Nov 11 (2009) Sept 02 (2009)
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11.25 pct coupon, three-Year PIB 12.2606 12.2961
11.50 pct coupon, five-Year PIB 12.4005 12.3689
11.75 pct coupon, seven-year PIB 12.4289 12.4593
12.00 pct coupon, 10-Year PIB 12.4406 12.5000
12.50 pct coupon, 15-Year PIB 12.8624 12.9295
13.00 pct coupon, 20-Year PIB 13.2106 13.2993
13.75 Pct coupon, 30-Year PIB 13.7423 13.7493
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WEEKLY INDICATORS
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Week ending Jan 9 Jan 2
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Total liquid forex reserves $15.203 bln $15.031 bln
Forex held by central bank $11.467 bln $11.274 bln
Forex held by other banks $ 3.736 bln $ 3.757 bln
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MONTHLY INDICATORS
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LAST PVS
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Consumer price index Dec 210.99 212.02
Change mth/mth (pct) Dec -0.49 1.39
Change Yr/Yr (pct) Dec 10.52 10.51
Wholesale price index Dec 221.43 220.98
Change mth/mth (pct) Dec 0.20 2.78
Change Yr/Yr (pct) Dec 14.96 12.46
Trade Balance Dec $-1.33 bln $-986 mln
Exports Dec $1.58 bln $1.54 bln
Imports Dec $2.91 bln $2.52 bln
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ANNUAL INDICATORS
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FISCAL YEAR 2008/09 2007/08
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Population (millions) *163.67 160.9
Per capita income *$1046 $1042
External debt (billion dlr) *50.1 $46.3
Total F.Debt as pct of GDP *30.2 28.1
Domestic debt (billion rupees) *3,758 N/A
Total domestic debt as pct of GDP *23.3 pct 28.7pct
Gross domestic product growth *2.0 pct 4.1 pct
Manufacturing sector growth *-3.3 pct 4.8 pct
Services sector growth *3.6 pct 6.6 pct
Agricultural sector growth *4.7 pct 1.1 pct
Commodity Producing sector growth N/A 3.2 pct
Average consumer price inflation 20.77 pct 12.00 pct
Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP) *4.3 pct 7.4 pct
Trade balance (FBS July-May) $-15.23 bln $-18.79 bln
Exports $ 16.24 bln $ 17.14 bln
Imports $ 31.48 bln $ 35.94 bln
Current A/C balance $-8.22 bln $-12.48 bln
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* = revised
** = provisional
SBP = State Bank of Pakistan
FBS = Federal Bureau of Statistics