Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - January, 31 2011.

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)               85.72/85.78              85.51/85.56

Rupee/US $ (kerb market)                     86.05/86.20              86.10/86.30

Karachi 100-share index                        12,481.44                12,477.00

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                           37,457                   37,114

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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 26                   Jan 12

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Three-months bills                               13.6699                  13.4389

Six-month bills                                  13.7128                  13.5527

12-months bills                                  13.8814            Bids Rejected

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) Auction Results:

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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on:                Dec 23                   Oct 13

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11.25 pct coupon, three-Year PIB                 14.2486                  13.8975

11.50 pct coupon, five-Year PIB                  14.2973                  13.9991

11.75 pct coupon, seven-year PIB              B/Rejected               B/Rejected

12.00 pct coupon, 10-Year PIB                    14.3597                  14,0998

12.50 pct coupon, 15-Year PIB                 B/Rejected               B/Rejected

13.00 pct coupon, 20-Year PIB                 B/Rejected                  14.1993

13.75 Pct coupon, 30-Year PIB                 B/Rejected               B/Rejected

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                                       Jan 22                   Jan 15

Total liquid frx reserves                         $17.30 bln           $17.28 bln

Forex held by central bank                        $13.74 bln           $13.66 bln

Forex held by other banks                         $ 3.56 bln           $ 3.62 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                                      LAST                    PVS

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Consumer price index Dec                            243.60                    n/a

Change mth/mth (pct) Dec                             -0.51                    n/a

Change Yr/Yr (pct) Dec                               15.46                  15.48

Wholesale price index Dec                           278.38                    n/a

Change mth/mth (pct) Dec                              1.06                    n/a

Change Yr/Yr (pct) Dec                               25.72                  24.65

Trade Balance Dec                                   $-1.62 bln         $-1.34 bln

Exports Dec                                          $2.13 bln          $1.77 bln

Imports Dec                                          $3.75 bln          $3.12 bln

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ANNUAL INDICATORS

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FISCAL YEAR                                        2009/10                2008/09

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Population (millions)                              *169.84                 163.67

Per capita income                                      n/a                  $1046

External debt (billion dlr)                         *53.01                  $50.1

Total F.Debt as pct of GDP                             n/a                   30.2

Domestic debt (billion rupees)                      *4,633                  3,758

Total domestic debt as pct of GDP                      n/a                23.3pct

Gross domestic product growth                         *4.1 pct            1.2 pct

Manufacturing sector growth                           *4.4 pct            3.3 pct

Services sector growth                                *4.6 pct            1.6 pct

Agricultural sector growth                            *2.0 pct            4.0 pct

Commodity Producing sector growth                     *3.6 pct                n/a

Average consumer price inflation                    *11.73 pct          20.77 pct

Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP)                            6.3 pct            5.2 pct

Trade balance (FBS July-May)                      $-15.327 bln       $-17.134 bln

Exports                                           $ 19.382 bln       $ 17.688 bln

Imports                                           $ 34.709 bln       $ 34.822 bln

Current a/c balance                                $-3.507 bln          $-9.3 bln

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