Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - November, 02 2009

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)          83.31/83.37      83.24/83.27

Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)          83.65/83.75      83.63/83.70

Rupee/US $ (kerb market)                83.95/84.05      83.85/83.95

Karachi 100-share index                    9,159.18         9,169.00

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                      28,542           28,542

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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:           Oct 21           Oct 07

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Three-months bills                          12.4712          12.4252

Six-month bills                             12.5970          12.5970

12-months bills                             12.6091          12.6091

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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                                  Oct 24           Oct 17

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Total liquid forex reserves             $14.429 bln      $14.480 bln

Forex held by central bank              $10.859 bln      $10.910 bln

Forex held by other banks               $ 3.570 bln      $ 3.570 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                               LAST              PVS

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Consumer price index Sept                    207.14           206.21

Change mth/mth (pct) Sept                      0.45              1.7

Change Yr/Yr (pct) Sept                       10.12            10.69

Wholesale price index Sept                   212.53           212.16

Change mth/mth (pct) Sept                      0.17             2.21

Change Yr/Yr (pct) Sept                        0.72             0.26

Trade Balance Sept                        $-897 mln        $1.04 bln

Exports Sept                             $ 1.52 bln        $ N/A bln

Imports Sept                             $ 2.41 bln        $ N/A 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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