Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - December, 01 2009

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                                              THURSDAY       PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)             83.47/83.57    83.50/83.57

Rupee/US $ (kerb market)                   83.50/83.60    83.45/83.55

Karachi 100-share index                       9,206.21       9,204.57

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                         32,816         32,443

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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:              Nov 18         Nov 04

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Three-months bills                             12.3792        12.4252

Six-month bills                                12.3255        12.5517

12-months bills                                12.2166        12.5202

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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                                     Nov 21         Nov 14

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Total liquid forex reserves                $13.902 bln    $14.123 bln

Forex held by central bank                 $10.271 bln    $10.494 bln

Forex held by other banks                  $ 3.631 bln    $ 3.629 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                                  LAST            PVS

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Consumer price index Oct                        209.11         207.14

Change mth/mth (pct) Oct                          0.95           0.45

Change Yr/Yr (pct) Oct                            8.87          10.12

Wholesale price index Oct                       215.01         212.53

Change mth/mth (pct) Oct                          1.17           0.17

Change Yr/Yr (pct) Oct                            3.83           0.72

Trade Balance Oct                           $-1.37 bln      $-897 mln

Exports Oct                                  $1.59 bln      $1.52 bln

Imports Oct                                  $2.97 bln      $2.41 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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