Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - August 05, 2013.

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                                        FRIDAY          PREVIOUS

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DAILY INDICATORS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)   101.98/102.03     101.74/101.79

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)          102.10/102.35     102.10/102.35

Karachi 100-share index                    N/A         23,091.86

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                    N/A               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 o       July 24           July 10

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Three-months bills                      8.9583            8.9747

Six-month bills                         8.9892            8.9729

12-month bills                          8.9808            8.9817

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction o       July 17           June 19

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three-year PIB                         10.4366            9.6892

five-year PIB                          10.9018           10.1503

10-year PIB                            11.6517           11.0496

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20-Year PIB                   No Bids Received  No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                            July 26           July 19

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Total liquid forex reserves        $10.224 bln       $10.202 bln

Forex held by central bank          $5.170 bln        $5.153 bln

Forex held by commercial banks      $5.054 bln        $5.049 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                  0.7               0.5

Change yr/yr (pct) June                    5.9               5.1

Wholesale price index June                 N/A               N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) June                  1.0               0.4

Change yr/yr (pct) June                    5.2               4.1

Trade Balance June                 $-1.743 bln       $-2.171 bln

Exports June                        $2.197 bln        $2.175 bln

Imports June                        $3.940 bln        $4.346 bln

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ANNUAL INDICATORS

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FISCAL YEAR                            2012/13           2011/12

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Population (millions)                  *184.35            180.71

Per capita income                       $1,368            $1,323

External debt (billion dlr)             *$60.9               N/A

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

Domestic debt (billion rupees)             N/A               N/A

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

Gross domestic product growth         *3.6 pct           4.4 pct

Manufacturing sector growth           *3.5 pct           2.1 pct

Services sector growth                *3.7 pct           5.3 pct

Agricultural sector growth            *3.3 pct           3.5 pct

Commodity producing sector growth     *3.4 pct           3.1 pct

Average consumer price inflation      *7.5 pct          10.9 pct

Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP)                N/A               N/A

Trade balance (FBS July-June)     $-20.432 bln      $-21.288 bln

Exports                            $24.518 bln       $23.624 bln

Imports                            $44.950 bln       $44.912 bln

Current A/C balance                  $2.29 bln         $4.65 bln

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