Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - November 04, 2013.

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                                        FRIDAY          PREVIOUS

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DAILY INDICATORS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)   106.84/106.90     106.76/106.82

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)          107.20/107.45     107.15/107.40

Karachi 100-share index              22,649.09         22,775.85

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                    N/A            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       Oct 30            Oct 14

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Three-months bills                      9.4114            9.4330

                                                        Received

Six-month bills                         9.4640           No Bids

12-month bills                        No Bids            No Bids

                                      Received          Received

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on       Oct 23           Sept 25

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three-year PIB                   Bids Rejected           11.6916

five-year PIB                    Bids Rejected           12.1511

10-year PIB                      Bids Rejected           12.5995

20-Year PIB                           No Bids           No Bids

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WEEKLY INDICATORS                     Received          Received

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Week ending                             Oct 25            Oct 14

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Total liquid frx reserves           $9.497 bln        $9.230 bln

Forex held by central bank          $4.299 bln        $4.086 bln

Forex held by commercial banks      $5.198 bln        $5.144 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                          LAST               PVS

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Consumer price index Oct                   N/A               N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Oct                   N/A               0.3

Change yr/yr (pct) Oct                    9.08              7.39

Wholesale price index Oct                  N/A               N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Oct                   N/A               0.7

Change yr/yr (pct) Oct                     N/A               8.7

Trade Balance Sept                 $-1.170 bln       $-1.576 bln

Exports Sept                        $2.622 bln        $1.996 bln

Imports Sept                        $3.791 bln        $3.572 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             $65.8

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

Domestic debt (billion rupees)          *9,081               N/A

Total domestic debt as pct of GDP          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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