Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - August, 09 2010

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                          FRIDAY       PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)       85.70/85.75    85.70/85.77

Rupee/US $ (kerb market)             85.75/85.90    85.75/85.90

Karachi 100-share index                10,315.20      10,351.72

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                   32,935            N/A

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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 28        June 14

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Three-months bills                       12.1036        12.1036

Six-month bills                          12.3707        12.3481

12-months bills                          12.4568        12.4568

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) Auction Results:

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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on:       July 21         May 26

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11.25 pct coupon, three-Year PIB   Bids Rejected        12.4855

11.50 pct coupon, five-Year PIB    Bids Rejected        12.5519

11.75 pct coupon, seven-year PIB   Bids Rejected        12.5989

12.00 pct coupon, 10-Year PIB      Bids Rejected        12.6814

12.50 pct coupon, 15-Year PIB      Bids Rejected  Bids Rejected

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 30        July 23

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Total liquid forex reserves          $16.504 bln    $16.558 bln

Forex held by central bank           $12.726 bln    $12.766 bln

Forex held by other banks            $ 3.778 bln    $ 3.792 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS                          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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