Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan economic indicators - October 08, 2007.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                     SATURDAY                 PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)    60.73/60.75              60.73/60.74

Rupee/US $ (kerb market)          60.60/60.65              60.60/60.65

Karachi 100-share index             14,099.30                14,099.94

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                   n/a                   14,000

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Treasury Bills Auction Results:

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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on:    Sept 26                  Sept 12

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Three-months bills            No Bid Received          No Bid Received

Six-month bills               No Bid Received          No Bid Received

12-months bills                        9.3990                   9.3990

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) Auction Results:

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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on:     Aug 21 (2007)     Jun 05 (2007)

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9.10 pct coupon, three-Year PIB        9.6881                   9.3180

9.30 pct coupon, five-Year PIB         9.8916                   9.5480

9.60 pct coupon, 10-Year PIB          10.3509                  10.1244

10 pct coupon, 15-Year PIB            11.1494                  10.9857

10.50 pct coupon, 20-Year PIB         11.4016                  11.2016

11.00 Pct coupon, 30-Year PIB         11.6802                  11.5937

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                           Sept 29                  Sept 22

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Total liquid frx reserves             $16.120 bln          $16.104 bln

Forex held by central bank            $13.866 bln          $13.835 bln

Forex held by other banks             $2.254 bln            $2.269 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                         LAST                      PVS

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Consumer price index

Change mth/mth (pct)        Aug          1.32                     1.01

Change Yr/Yr (pct)          Aug          6.45                     6.37

Wholesale price index

Change mth/mth (pct)        Aug          1.17                     1.70

Change Yr/Yr (pct)          Aug          8.00                     7.60

Trade Balance (FBS)         Aug        $-1.27 bln           $-1.08 bln

Exports (FBS)               Aug        $1.48 bln             $1.48 bln

Imports (FBS)               Aug        $2.74 bln             $2.57 bln

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ANNUAL INDICATORS

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FISCAL YEAR                           2006/07                  2005/06

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Population (millions)                **156.77                    155.4

Per capita income                      **$925                     $833

External debt (billion dlr)           **38.86                    36.56

Total F.Debt as pct of GDP             **27.1                     29.4

Domestic debt (billion rupees)        **2,523                    2,312

Total domestic debt as pct of GDP      **28.4                     30.0

Gross domestic product growth           **7.0 pct              6.6 pct

Manufacturing sector growth            **8.75 pct            10.68 pct

Services sector growth                  **8.0 pct              9.6 pct

Agricultural sector growth              **5.0 pct              1.6 pct

Commodity Producing sector growth       **6.0 pct              3.4 pct

Average consumer price inflation        **7.9 pct              8.0 pct

Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP)             **4.2                      3.4

Trade balance (FBS July-June)        $-13.528 bln         $-12.130 bln

Exports                               $17.011 bln          $16.451 bln

Imports                               $30.540 bln          $28.580 bln

Current a/c balance                   $-7.016 bln           $-4.99 bln

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