Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - July 19, 2010

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                          FRIDAY          PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)       85.53/85.61       85.50/85.60

Rupee/US $ (kerb market)             85.70/85.85       85.70/85.85

Karachi 100-share index                10,153.85         10,095.80

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                   33,184            33,347

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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:       July 14           June 16

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Three-months bills                       12.1036           12.1036

Six-month bills                          12.3481           12.3029

12-months bills                          12.4568           12.4188

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) Auction Results:

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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on:        May 26            Mar 17

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11.25 pct coupon, three-Year PIB         12.4855           12.4995

11.50 pct coupon, five-Year PIB          12.5519           12.5999

11.75 pct coupon, seven-year PIB         12.5989           12.7007

12.00 pct coupon, 10-Year PIB            12.6814           12.7502

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

13.00 pct coupon, 20-Year PIB      Bids Rejected     Bids Rejected

13.75 Pct coupon, 30-Year PIB      Bids Rejected     Bids Rejected

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                               July 9            July 2

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Total liquid forex reserves          $16.626 bln       $16.768 bln

Forex held by central bank           $12.821 bln       $12.952 bln

Forex held by other banks            $ 3.805 bln       $ 3.816 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                            LAST               PVS

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Consumer price index June                 225.05            223.58

Change mth/mth (pct) June                   0.65              0.99

Change Yr/Yr (pct) June                    12.69             13.13

Wholesale price index June                242.44            243.98

Change mth/mth (pct) June                   0.63              2.40

Change Yr/Yr (pct) June                    17.63              4.15

Trade Balance June                    $-1.40 bln        $-1.60 bln

Exports June                           $1.82 bln         $1.75 bln

Imports June                           $3.22 bln         $3.36 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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