Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - October, 05 2009

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                          SATURDAY               PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)         83.27/83.33            83.19/83.24

Rupee/US $ (kerb market)               83.00/83.10            82.95/83.05

Karachi 100-share index                   9,455.15               9,301.18

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                        N/A                 26,614

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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:          Sept 25               Sept 09

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Three-months bills                          12.4929               12.5171

Six-month bills                             12.5996               12.7783

12-months bills                             12.5384               12.4822

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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                                 Sept 26               Sept 19

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Total liquid frx reserves                    $14.491 bln      $14.476 bln

Forex held by central bank                   $10.935 bln      $10.941 bln

Forex held by other banks                    $ 3.556 bln      $ 3.535 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                                LAST                  PVS

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Consumer price index Aug                      206.21               202.77

Change mth/mth (pct) Aug                         1.7                 1.54

Change Yr/Yr (pct) Aug                         10.69                11.17

Wholesale price index Aug                     212.16               207.57

Change mth/mth (pct) Aug                        2.21                 0.70

Change Yr/Yr (pct) Aug                          0.26                 0.50

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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