Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - April 09, 2012.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                              FRIDAY        PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)           90.56/90.60     90.54/90.64

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                  91.00/91.20     90.80/91.00

Karachi 100-share index                    13,875.53       13,831.47

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                       48,514          48,171

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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            April 4        March 21

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Three-months bills                           11.8742         11.8742

Six-month bills                              11.9420         11.9420

12-month bills                               11.9396         11.9396

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results:

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on           March 14          Feb 15

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11.25 percent coupon, three-year PIB         12.5890         12.4459

11.50 percent coupon, five-year PIB          12.9389         12.8089

11.75 percent coupon, seven-year PIB               -               -

12.00 percent coupon, 10-year PIB            13.1999         12.9091

12.50 percent coupon, 15-year PIB                  -               -

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

13.75 percent coupon, 30-year coupon               -               -

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                                 March 30        March 23

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Total liquid forex reserves               $16.51 bln     $16.441 bln

Forex held by central bank                $11.84 bln     $11.767 bln

Forex held by commercial banks             $4.67 bln      $4.674 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                                LAST             PVS

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Change mth/mth (pct) Mar                        1.17            0.30

Change yr/yr (pct) Mar                         10.79           11.05

Trade Balance Feb                         $-1.43 bln       $-1.7 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                             $1,254          $1,073

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-June)            $-15.59 bln     $-15.42 bln

Exports                                   $24.83 bln      $19.29 bln

Imports                                   $40.41 bln      $34.71 bln

Current A/C balance                         $268 mln     $-3.456 bln

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