Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - May 20, 2013.

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                                         FRIDAY         PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)      98.45/98.50      98.50/98.55

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)            99.75/100.00     99.75/100.00

Karachi 100-share index               20,537.03        20,416.60

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                  45,000              n/a

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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 15         April 30

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Three-months bills                       9.4114           9.4568

Six-month bills                          9.4280           9.4500

12-month bills                           9.4470           9.4571

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on      April 24         March 13

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three-year PIB                          10.7519    Bids Rejected

five-year PIB                     Bids Rejected    Bids Rejected

10-year PIB                       Bids Rejected    Bids Rejected

20-Year PIB                             No Bids          No Bids

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                                       Received         Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                              May 10            May 3

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Total liquid frx reserves               $11.601 bln  $11.863 bln

Forex held by central bank               $6.525 bln   $6.772 bln

Forex held by commercial banks           $5.076 bln   $5.091 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                           LAST              PVS

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Consumer price index  Apr                   n/a              n/a

Change mth/mth (pct)  Apr                  1.09             0.41

Change yr/yr (pct)    Apr                   5.8             6.57

Wholesale price index Apr                   n/a              n/a

Change mth/mth (pct)  Apr                   0.8              0.3

Change yr/yr (pct)    Apr                   6.8              7.9

Trade Balance         Apr               $-1.779 bln  $-1.553 bln

Exports               Apr                $2.130 bln   $2.134 bln

Imports               Apr                $3.909 bln   $3.687 bln

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ANNUAL INDICATORS

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FISCAL YEAR                             2011/12          2010/11

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Population (millions)                   *178.91           175.31

Per capita income                        $1,372           $1,258

External debt (billion dlr)            *$65.562              n/a

Total F.debt as pct of GDP                  n/a              n/a

Domestic debt (billion rupees)           *7,995            7,880

Total domestic debt as pct of GDP           n/a              n/a

Gross domestic product growth              *3.7 pct      3.0 pct

Manufacturing sector growth                *3.6 pct      3.1 pct

Services sector growth                     *4.0 pct      4.4 pct

Agricultural sector growth                 *3.1 pct      2.4 pct

Commodity producing sector growth          *3.3 pct      1.5 pct

Average consumer price inflation          *10.8 pct          n/a

Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP)                *5.0 pct      5.5 pct

Trade balance (FBS July-June)          $-21.271 bln $-15.604 bln

Exports                                 $23.641 bln  $24.810 bln

Imports                                 $44.912 bln  $40.414 bln

Current a/c balance                       $4.52 bln     $214 mln

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