Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - October, 18 2010

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                          MONDAY        PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)       86.02/86.07     85.95/86.00

Rupee/US $ (kerb market)             86.00/86.20     86.00/86.20

Karachi 100-share index                10,431.84       10,409.02

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                   37,971          38,014

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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:        Oct 13          Aug 18

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11.25 pct coupon, three-Year PIB         13.8975      B/Rejected

11.50 pct coupon, five-Year PIB          13.9991      B/Rejected

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

12.00 pct coupon, 10-Year PIB            14,0998      B/Rejected

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

13.00 pct coupon, 20-Year PIB            14.1993      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 8           Oct 1

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Total liquid forex reserves          $16.969 bln     $16.993 bln

Forex held by central bank           $13.145 bln     $13.156 bln

Forex held by other banks            $ 3.824 bln     $ 3.837 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS                          LAST             PVS

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Consumer price index Sept                 239.69          233.50

Change mth/mth (pct) Sept                   2.65             N/A

Change Yr/Yr (pct) Sept                    15.71           13.23

Wholesale price index Sept                258.22          252.93

Change mth/mth (pct) Sept                   2.09             N/A

Change Yr/Yr (pct) Sept                    21.50           19.22

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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