Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - May 21, 2012.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                             FRIDAY        PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)          90.73/90.93     90.88/90.95

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                 91.95/92.15     91.90/92.10

Karachi 100-share index                   13,857.78       14,063.08

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                      47,314          46,285

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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            May 16           May 2

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Three-months bills                          11.8742         11.8742

Six-month bills                             11.9420         11.9420

12-month bills                              11.9522      B/Rejected

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on             May 9        March 14

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11.25 percent coupon, three-year PIB        12.6198         12.5890

11.50 percent coupon, five-year PIB         13.0521         12.9389

11.75 percent coupon, seven-year PIB              -               -

12.00 percent coupon, 10-year PIB           13.3218         13.1999

12.50 percent coupon, 15-year PIB                 -               -

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

13.75 percent coupon, 30-year coupon              -               -

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                                  May 11           May 4

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Total liquid forex reserves             $16.103 bln     $16.416 bln

Forex held by central bank              $11.784 bln     $11.978 bln

Forex held by commercial banks           $4.319 bln      $4.438 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                               LAST             PVS

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Change mth/mth (pct) Apr                       1.83            1.17

Change yr/yr (pct) Apr                        11.30           10.79

Trade Balance Apr                       $-1.517 bln     $-1.496 bln

Exports Apr                              $2.240 bln          $2.001

Imports Apr                              $3.757 bln          $3.497

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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-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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