Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - March 03, 2014.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                                FRIDAY            PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)           l04.87/104.92       104.90/104.95

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                  105.65/105.90       105.65/105.90

Karachi 100-share index                      25,783.28           25,478.93

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               Feb 19               Feb 4

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Three-months bills                              9.9564              9.9741

Six-month bills                                 9.9791              9.9791

12-month bills                           Bids Rejected              9.9868

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on               Feb 26              Jan 29

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three-year PIB                                 12.0962             12.0915

five-year PIB                                  12.5522             12.5501

10-year PIB                                    12.9093             12.8944

20-Year PIB                             No Bids Received           12.9000

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                                     Feb 21              Feb 14

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Total liquid forex reserves                 $8.654 bln          $7.994 bln

Forex held by central bank                  $3.871 bln          $3.197 bln

Forex held by commercial banks              $4.783 bln          $4.797 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                                  LAST                 PVS

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Consumer price index Feb                           N/A                 N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Feb                           N/A                 N/A

Change yr/yr (pct) Feb                            7.93                7.91

Wholesale price index Feb                          N/A                 N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Feb                           N/A                 N/A

Change yr/yr (pct) Feb                             N/A                 N/A

Trade Balance Dec                          $-1.286 bln         $-1.847 bln

Exports Dec                                 $2.275 bln          $1.804 bln

Imports Dec                                 $3.561 bln          $3.651 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)                    8.8 pct                 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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