Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - August, 30 2010

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                          FRIDAY       PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)       85.60/85.65    85.60/85.65

Rupee/US $ (kerb market)             85.50/85.70    85.50/85.60

Karachi 100-share index                 9,598.71       9,589.37

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                      N/A            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:        Aug 25         Aug 11

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Three-months bills                       12.5171        12.5171

Six-month bills                          12.6649        12.6876

12-months bills                          12.7873        12.7873

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) Auction Results:

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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on:        Aug 18        July 21

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11.25 pct coupon, three-Year PIB      B/Rejected     B/Rejected

11.50 pct coupon, five-Year PIB       B/Rejected     B/Rejected

11.75 pct coupon, seven-year PIB      B/Rejected     B/Rejected

12.00 pct coupon, 10-Year PIB         B/Rejected     B/Rejected

12.50 pct coupon, 15-Year PIB         B/Rejected     B/Rejected

13.00 pct coupon, 20-Year PIB         B/Rejected     B/Rejected

13.75 Pct coupon, 30-Year PIB         B/Rejected     B/Rejected

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                               Aug 20         Aug 13

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Total liquid forex reserves          $16.108 bln     $16.29 bln

Forex held by central bank           $12.348 bln     $12.46 bln

Forex held by other banks            $ 3.760 bln     $ 3.83 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                            LAST            PVS

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Consumer price index July                 227.79         225.03

Change mth/mth (pct) July                   1.23           0.65

Change Yr/Yr (pct) July                    12.34          12.69

Wholesale price index July                246.48         242.44

Change mth/mth (pct) July                   1.67           0.63

Change Yr/Yr (pct) July                    18.75          17.63

Trade Balance July                    $-1.45 bln     $-1.40 bln

Exports July                           $1.78 bln      $1.82 bln

Imports July                           $3.24 bln      $3.22 bln

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ANNUAL INDICATORS

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FISCAL YEAR                              2009/10        2008/09

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Population (millions)                    *169.84         163.67

Per capita income                            N/A          $1046

External debt (billion dlr)               *53.01          $50.1

Total F.Debt as pct of GDP                   N/A           30.2

Domestic debt (billion rupees)            *4,633          3,758

Total domestic debt as pct of GDP            N/A        23.3pct

Gross domestic product growth           *4.1 pct        1.2 pct

Manufacturing sector growth             *4.4 pct        3.3 pct

Services sector growth                  *4.6 pct        1.6 pct

Agricultural sector growth              *2.0 pct        4.0 pct

Commodity Producing sector growth       *3.6 pct            N/A

Average consumer price inflation      *11.73 pct      20.77 pct

Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP)             *4.2 pct        5.2 pct

Trade balance (FBS July-May)        $-15.327 bln   $-17.134 bln

Exports                             $ 19.382 bln   $ 17.688 bln

Imports                             $ 34.709 bln   $ 34.822 bln

Current A/C balance                  $-3.507 bln      $-9.3 bln

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