Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan economic indicators - October 13, 2008

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                         SATURDAY             PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)        79.14/79.20          79.08/79.18

Rupee/US $ (kerb market)              80.00/80.40          79.80/80.30

Karachi 100-share index                  9,181.35             9,181.35

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                    22,288               23,271

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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:         Oct 08              Sept 24

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Three-months bills                        12.5518              12.5631

Six-month bills                     Bids Rejected              12.6876

12-months bills                  Bids no Received        Bids Rejected

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) Auction Results:

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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on:   Aug 29 (2008)       June 28(2008)

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11.25 pct coupon, three-Year PIB          13.6973              12.2964

11.50 pct coupon, five-Year PIB        B/Rejected           B/Rejected

11.75 pct coupon, seven-year PIB          14.3398                    -

12.00 pct coupon, 10-Year PIB             14.5493              13.4201

12.50 pct coupon, 15-Year PIB             14.7500              13.6104

13.00 pct coupon, 20-Year PIB       No B/Received              13.9399

13.75 Pct coupon, 30-Year PIB             14.9384              14.2496

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                                Oct 04              Sept 27

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Total liquid forex reserves           $8.321 bln            $8.135 bln

Forex held by central bank            $4.866 bln            $4.686 bln

Forex held by other banks             $3.455 bln            $3.449 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                             LAST                  PVS

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Consumer price index Sept                  188.10               186.29

Change mth/mth(pct) Sept                     0.97                 2.14

Change Yr/Yr (pct) Sept                     23.91                25.33

Wholesale price index Sept                 211.02               211.60

Change mth/mth (pct) Sept                   -0.27                 2.45

Change Yr/Yr (pct) Sept                     33.20                35.73

Trade Balance (FBS) Sept               $-2.02 bln           $-1.87 bln

Exports (FBS) Sept                     $1.78 bln             $1.58 bln

Imports (FBS) Sept                     $3.80 bln             $3.46 bln

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ANNUAL INDICATORS

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FISCAL YEAR                               2007/08              2006/07

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Population (millions)                     **160.9               156.77

Per capita income                         **$1085                 $925

External debt (billion dlr)                **45.0                $40.5

Total F.Debt as pct of GDP                 **24.7                 27.1

Domestic debt (billion rupees)            **3,020                2,610

Total domestic debt as pct of GDP          **30.3                 30.0

Gross domestic product growth           **5.8 pct              6.8 pct

Manufacturing sector growth             **5.4 pct              8.2 pct

Services sector growth                  **8.2 pct              9.6 pct

Agricultural sector growth              **1.5 pct              3.7 pct

Commodity Producing sector growth       **3.2 pct              6.0 pct

Average consumer price inflation           12 pct             7.77 pct

Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP)             **7.0 pct              4.3 pct

Trade balance (FBS July-June)         $-20.74 bln          $-13.56 bln

Exports                                $19.22 bln           $16.98 bln

Imports                                $39.96 bln           $30.54 bln

Current A/C balance                  $-14.016 bln          $-6.878 bln

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