Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - July 18, 2011

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                           SATURDAY       PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)          86.05/86.10    86.05/86.10

Rupee/US $ (kerb market)                86.10/86.30    86.05/86.25

Karachi 100-share index                   12,346.52      12,267.33

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                      43,585         43,285

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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:          July 13        June 29

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Three-months bills                          13.4851        13.4851

Six-month bills                             13.7586        13.7357

12-months bills                             13.9074        13.9074

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) Auction Results:

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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on:          June 22         May 25

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11.25 pct coupon, three-Year PIB            14.0031        14.0031

11.50 pct coupon, five-Year PIB             14.0477        14.0564

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

12.00 pct coupon, 10-Year PIB               14.0873        14.0998

12.50 pct coupon, 15-Year PIB               14.0999        14.1082

13.00 pct coupon, 20-Year PIB               14.1394        14.1425

13.75 Pct coupon, 30-Year PIB               14.1883     B/Rejected

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                                  July 9         July 2

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Total liquid forex reserves             $18.108 bln     $18.25 bln

Forex held by central bank              $14.639 bln     $14.79 bln

Forex held by other banks               $ 3.469 bln     $ 3.46 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                               LAST            PVS

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Consumer price index June                       N/A            N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) June                      0.55           0.23

Change Yr/Yr (pct) June                       13.13          13.23

Wholesale price index June                      N/A            N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) June                      0.56            N/A

Change Yr/Yr (pct) June                       24.37            N/A

Trade Balance June                       $-1.44 bln     $-1.98 bln

Exports June                                    N/A      $2.30 bln

Imports June                                    N/A      $4.28 bln

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ANNUAL INDICATORS

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FISCAL YEAR                                 2010/11        2009/10

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Population (millions)                       *177.18         173.51

Per capita income                             $1254          $1073

External debt (billion dlr)                  *59.53         $55.90

Total F.Debt as pct of GDP                      N/A            N/A

Domestic debt (billion rupees)               *5,594          4,894

Total domestic debt as pct of GDP               N/A            N/A

Gross domestic product growth              *2.4 pct        3.8 pct

Manufacturing sector growth                *1.7 pct        4.9 pct

Services sector growth                     *4.1 pct        2.9 pct

Agricultural sector growth                 *1.2 pct        0.6 pct

Commodity Producing sector growth               N/A            N/A

Average consumer price inflation          *14.1 pct       11.5 pct

Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP)                 4.3 pct        6.3 pct

Trade balance (FBS July-May)            $-15.59 bln    $-15.42 bln

Exports                                  $24.83 bln     $19.29 bln

Imports                                  $40.41 bln     $34.71 bln

Current A/C balance                       $-784 mln    $-3.456 bln

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