Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - October, 04 2010

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                         MONDAY        PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)      85.85/85.90     85.80/85.85

Rupee/US $ (kerb market)            85.80/86.00     85.95/86.15

Karachi 100-share index               10,260.48       10,191.68

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                     N/A          37,457

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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:        Oct 6         Sept 22

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Three-months bills                      12.8393         12.7472

Six-month bills                         13.1420         12.8464

12-months bills                         13.2353   Bids/Rejected

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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                               Oct 1         Sept 24

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Total liquid forex reserves         $16.993 bln     $16.789 bln

Forex held by central bank          $13.156 bln     $12.992 bln

Forex held by other banks           $ 3.837 bln     $ 3.797 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS                         LAST             PVS

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Consumer price index Aug                 233.50          227.79

Change mth/mth (pct) Aug                    N/A            1.23

Change Yr/Yr (pct) Aug                    13.23           12.34

Wholesale price index Aug                252.93          246.48

Change mth/mth (pct) Aug                    N/A            1.67

Change Yr/Yr (pct) Aug                    19.22           18.75

Trade Balance Aug                    $-1.24 bln      $-1.45 bln

Exports Aug                           $1.77 bln       $1.78 bln

Imports Aug                           $3.00 bln       $3.24 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)             6.3 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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