Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - October, 25 2010

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                              FRIDAY        PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)           85.94/85.98     85.95/86.00

Rupee/US $ (kerb market)                 85.95/86.10     85.95/86.10

Karachi 100-share index                    10,652.48       10,558.74

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                       36,857          37,414

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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 20          Oct 06

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Three-months bills                           12.7933         12.8393

Six-month bills                              13.1193         13.1420

12-months bills                        Bids/Rejected         13.2353

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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 15          Oct 08

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Total liquid forex reserves              $17.101 bln     $16.969 bln

Forex held by central bank               $13.264 bln     $13.145 bln

Forex held by other banks                $ 3.837 bln     $ 3.824 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                                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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