Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - May 10, 2010

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                           FRIDAY       PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)        84.28/84.33    84.20/84.26

Rupee/US $ (kerb market)              84.10/84.30    84.05/84.20

Karachi 100-share index                 10,271.47      10,553.12

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                    31,975         31,718

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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:         May 05         Apr 21

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Three-months bills                        11.9659        12.1495

Six-month bills                           12.1448        12.2803

12-months bills                           12.2292        12.3555

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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/Receive        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 30       April 23

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Total liquid forex reserves            $15.04 bln    $14.981 bln

Forex held by central bank             $11.18 bln    $11.061 bln

Forex held by other banks              $ 3.86 bln    $ 3.920 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 mth/mth (pct) Mar                      N/A            N/A

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

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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