Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - March 21, 2011

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                         SATURDAY       PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)        85.45/85.48    85.35/85.45

Rupee/US $ (kerb market)              85.40/85.55    85.40/85.55

Karachi 100-share index                 11,606.61      11,858.27

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                    38,914         38,828

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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:          Mar 9         Feb 23

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Three-months bills                        13.3927        13.4851

Six-month bills                           13.6899        13.6899

12-months bills                           13.8554        13.8554

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) Auction Results:

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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on:         Mar 16         Feb 15

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11.25 pct coupon, three-Year PIB          14.0789        14.2473

11.50 pct coupon, five-Year PIB           14.1108        14.2924

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

12.00 pct coupon, 10-Year PIB             14.1190        14,2710

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

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

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

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                              March 12        March 5

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Total liquid forex reserves            $17.61 bln     $17.37 bln

Forex held by central bank             $14.19 bln     $13.97 bln

Forex held by other banks              $ 3.42 bln     $ 3.40 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS                           LAST            PVS

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Consumer price index Feb                      N/A            N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Feb                      N/A            N/A

Change Yr/Yr (pct) Feb                      12.91          14.10

Wholesale price index Feb                     N/A            N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Feb                      N/A            N/A

Change Yr/Yr (pct) Feb                      24.43          22.60

Trade Balance Feb                       $-895 mln     $-1.11 bln

Exports Feb                             $2.15 bln      $2.32 bln

Imports Feb                             $3.05 bln      $3.44 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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