Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - October 31, 2011

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                              FRIDAY        PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)           86.62/86.66     86.74/86.79

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                  86.90/87.20     86.60/87.00

Karachi 100-share index                    11,561.67       11,283.49

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                          N/A          47,828

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CENTRAL BANK AUCTIONS

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Treasury bill auction results:

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on             Oct 19           Oct 5

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Three-months bills                           11,8742         12.7472

Six-month bills                              11.9195         12.7783

12-month bills                               11.9396         12.8383

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results:

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on             Oct 12         Sept 14

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11.25 percent coupon, three-year PIB         12.1550         13,2218

11.50 percent coupon, five-year PIB          12.1909         13,2356

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

12.00 percent coupon, 10-year PIB            12.2418         13,2504

12.50 percent coupon, 15-year PIB      No B/Received   No B/Received

13.00 percent coupon, 20-Year PIB      No B/Received   No B/Received

13.75 percent coupon, 30-year coupon   No B/Received   No B/Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                                   Oct 21          Oct 14

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Total liquid forex reserves               $17,21 bln     $17.202 bln

Forex held by central bank                $13.44 bln     $13.462 bln

Forex held by commercial banks             $3.77 bln      $3.740 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                                LAST             PVS

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Consumer price index Sept                        N/A          156.88

Change mth/mth (pct) Sept                       1.03            1.40

Change yr/yr (pct) Sept                        10.46           11.56

Change mth/mth (pct) Sept                       0.25             N/A

Change yr/yr (pct) Sept                        16.98             N/A

Trade Balance Sept                       $-1.786 bln     $-1.842 bln

Exports Sept                                  $1.836          $1.964

Imports Sept                                  $3.622          $3.806

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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

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

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

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-xx)              $-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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