Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - September, 07 2009

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                                    SATURDAY       PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)                   82.76/82.86    82.85/82.95

Rupee/US $ (kerb market)                         82.75/82.85    82.70/82.80

Karachi 100-share index                             9,002.67       8,817.60

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                                  N/A         25,757

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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:                    Aug 26         Aug 12

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Three-months bills                                   12.3792  Bids Rejected

Six-month bills                                      12.5517  Bids Rejected

12-months bills                                      12.4442        12.2292

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) Auction Results:

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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on:             Sept 02 (2009) May 27 (2009)

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11.25 pct coupon, three-Year PIB                     12.2961        12.5018

11.50 pct coupon, five-Year PIB                      12.3689        12.4151

11.75 pct coupon, seven-year PIB                     12.4593        12.5807

12.00 pct coupon, 10-Year PIB                        12.5000        12.6303

12.50 pct coupon, 15-Year PIB                        12.9295        13.3900

13.00 pct coupon, 20-Year PIB                        13.2993        13.8004

13.75 Pct coupon, 30-Year PIB                        13.7493        14.3003

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                                           Aug 29         Aug 22

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Total liquid forex reserves                      $14.307 bln    $12.855 bln

Forex held by central bank                       $10.792 bln    $ 9.360 bln

Forex held by other banks                        $ 3.515 bln    $ 3.495 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                                        LAST            PVS

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Consumer price index July                             202.77         199.69

Change mth/mth (pct) July                               1.54           0.99

Change Yr/Yr (pct) July                                11.17          13.13

Wholesale price index July                            207.57         206.13

Change mth/mth (pct) July                               0.70           2.40

Change Yr/Yr (pct) July                                 0.50           4.15

Trade Balance July                                $-1.15 bln      $1-80 bln

Exports July                                      $ 1.49 bln      $1.54 bln

Imports July                                      $ 2.64 bln      $3.34 bln

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ANNUAL INDICATORS

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FISCAL YEAR                                          2008/09        2007/08

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Population (millions)                                *163.67          160.9

Per capita income                                     *$1046          $1042

External debt (billion dlr)                            *50.1          $46.3

Total F.Debt as pct of GDP                             *30.2           28.1

Domestic debt (billion rupees)                        *3,758            N/A

Total domestic debt as pct of GDP                  *23.3 pct        28.7pct

Gross domestic product growth                       *2.0 pct        4.1 pct

Manufacturing sector growth                        *-3.3 pct        4.8 pct

Services sector growth                              *3.6 pct        6.6 pct

Agricultural sector growth                          *4.7 pct        1.1 pct

Commodity Producing sector growth                        N/A        3.2 pct

Average consumer price inflation                   20.77 pct      12.00 pct

Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP)                         *4.3 pct        7.4 pct

Trade balance (FBS July-May)                     $-15.23 bln    $-18.79 bln

Exports                                          $ 16.24 bln    $ 17.14 bln

Imports                                          $ 31.48 bln    $ 35.94 bln

Current A/C balance                               $-8.22 bln    $-12.48 bln

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