Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - November 25, 2013.

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                                        FRIDAY        PREVIOUS

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DAILY INDICATORS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)   107.60/107.66  107.59/107.640

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)          108.65/108.90  108.70/108.950

Karachi 100-share index              23,847.57       23,784.18

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 on      Nov 12           Oct 30

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Three-months bills                     9.4352           9.4114

Six-month bills                        9.4640           9.4640

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      Nov 20           Oct 23

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three-year PIB                        12.1001     Bid Rejected

five-year PIB                         12.6010    Bids Rejected

10-year PIB                           12.9981    Bids Rejected

20-Year PIB                           No Bids          No Bids

                                     Received         Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                             Nov 8            Nov 1

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Total liquid forex reserves        $9.077 bln       $9.509 bln

Forex held by central bank         $3.845 bln       $4.224 bln

Forex held by commercial banks     $5.232 bln       $5.285 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                  2.0              0.3

Change yr/yr (pct) Oct                   9.08             7.39

Wholesale price index Oct                 N/A              N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Oct                  1.1              0.7

Change yr/yr (pct) Oct                    9.8              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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