Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan economic indicators - November 10, 2008

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                        SATURDAY          PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)       81.00/81.10       81.00/81.20

Rupee/US $ (kerb market)             80.80/81.20       81.00/81.50

Karachi 100-share index                 9,183.14          9,183.14

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                      N/A            20,257

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CENTRAL BANK AUCTIONS

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Treasury Bills Auction Results:

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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction            Nov 05            Oct 22

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Three-months bills                       13.5313           12.5631

Six-month bills                    Bids Rejected           12.6649

12-months bills                    Bids Rejected           12.7873

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) Auction Results:

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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction o   Aug 29 (2008)     June 28(2008)

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11.25 pct coupon, three-year PIB         13.6973           12.2964

11.50 pct coupon, five-year PIB       B/Rejected        B/Rejected

11.75 pct coupon, seven-year PIB         14.3398                 -

12.00 pct coupon, 10-Year PIB            14.5493           13.4201

12.50 pct coupon, 15-Year PIB            14.7500           13.6104

13.00 pct coupon, 20-Year PIB      No B/Received           13.9399

13.75 Pct coupon, 30-Year PIB            14.9384           14.2496

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                               Nov 01            Oct 25

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Total liquid forex reserves          $ 6.758 bln       $ 6.922 bln

Forex held by central bank           $ 3.530 bln       $ 3.714 bln

Forex held by other banks            $ 3.228 bln       $ 3.208 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                            LAST               PVS

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Consumer price index Sept                 188.10            186.29

Change mth/mth (pct) Sept                   0.97              2.14

Change Yr/Yr (pct) Sept                    23.91             25.33

Wholesale price index Sept                211.02            211.60

Change mth/mth (pct) Sept                  -0.27              2.45

Change Yr/Yr (pct) Sept                    33.20             35.73

Trade Balance (FBS) Sept              $-2.02 bln        $-1.87 bln

Exports (FBS) Sept                    $ 1.78 bln        $ 1.58 bln

Imports (FBS) Sept                    $ 3.80 bln        $ 3.46 bln

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ANNUAL INDICATORS

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FISCAL YEAR                              2007/08           2006/07

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Population (millions)                    **160.9            156.77

Per capita income                        **$1085              $925

External debt (billion dlr)               **45.0             $40.5

Total F.Debt as pct of GDP                **24.7              27.1

Domestic debt (billion rupees)           **3,020             2,610

Total domestic debt as pct of GD          **30.3              30.0

Gross domestic product growth          **5.8 pct           6.8 pct

Manufacturing sector growth            **5.4 pct           8.2 pct

Services sector growth                 **8.2 pct           9.6 pct

Agricultural sector growth             **1.5 pct           3.7 pct

Commodity Producing sector growth      **3.2 pct           6.0 pct

Average consumer price inflation          12 pct          7.77 pct

Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP)            **7.0 pct           4.3 pct

Trade balance (FBS July-June)        $-20.74 bln       $-13.56 bln

Exports                               $19.22 bln        $16.98 bln

Imports                               $39.96 bln        $30.54 bln

Current A/C balance                 $-14.016 bln       $-6.878 bln

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