Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - April, 19 2010

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                           SATURDAY        PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)          84.02/84.08     84.04/84.09

Rupee/US $ (kerb market)                84.00/84.20     83.95/84.15

Karachi 100-share index                   10,659.21       10,677.47

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                      30,771          30,985

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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:           Apr 07          Mar 24

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Three-months bills                          12.0973         12.1954

Six-month bills                             12.2577         12.3481

12-months bills                             12.3302         12.4062

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) Auction Results:

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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on:           Mar 17           Feb 3

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11.25 pct coupon, three-Year PIB            12.4995         12.3000

11.50 pct coupon, five-Year PIB             12.5999         12.4077

11.75 pct coupon, seven-year PIB            12.7007         12.5002

12.00 pct coupon, 10-Year PIB               12.7502         12.5389

12.50 pct coupon, 15-Year PIB       Bids N/Received         12.8977

13.00 pct coupon, 20-Year PIB         Bids Rejected         13.0993

13.75 Pct coupon, 30-Year PIB         Bids Rejected         13.5507

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                                April 10        April 03

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Total liquid forex reserves             $15.048 bln     $14.958 bln

Forex held by central bank              $11.155 bln     $11.063 bln

Forex held by other banks               $ 3.893 bln     $ 3.895 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS                             LAST             PVS

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Consumer price index Mar                     219.65          216.93

Change mth/mth (pct) Mar                       1.25            0.39

Change Yr/Yr (pct) Mar                        12.91           13.04

Wholesale price index Mar                    237.51          231.64

Change Yr/Yr (pct) Mar                        21.80           19.29

Trade Balance Mar                        $-1.48 bln       $-964 mln

Exports Mar                               $1.81 bln       $1.53 bln

Imports Mar                               $3.29 bln       $2.50 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

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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