Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan economic indicators - January 05, 2009

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                           SATURDAY          PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)          79.10/79.15       79.10/79.15

Rupee/US $ (kerb market)                79.00/80.00       78.90/79.40

Karachi 100-share index                    5,793.56          5,753.18

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                         N/A            21,406

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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 on:           Dec 31            Dec 17

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Three-months bills                          13.9750           13.8549

Six-month bills                             13,9959           14.0108

12-months bills                             14,2595  No bids Received

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) Auction Results:

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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on:    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                                  Dec 27            Dec 20

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Total liquid forex reserves             $ 9.662 bln       $ 9.435 bln

Forex held by central bank              $ 6.370 bln       $ 6.148 bln

Forex held by other banks               $ 3.292 bln       $ 3.287 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                               LAST               PVS

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Consumer price index Nov                     191.85            192.08

Change mth/mth (pct) Nov                      -0.12              2.12

Change Yr/Yr (pct) Nov                        24.68             25.00

Wholesale price index Nov                     196.5            207.08

Change mth/mth (pct) Nov                      -5.11             -1.87

Change Yr/Yr (pct) Nov                        19.87             28.38

Trade Balance (FBS) Nov                 $-1.196 bln        $-1.94 bln

Exports (FBS) Nov                        $ 1.53 bln        $ 1.52 bln

Imports (FBS) Nov                        $ 2.72 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 GDP            **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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