Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - March 14, 2011

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                           SATURDAY        PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)          85.45/85.50     85.33/85.39

Rupee/US $ (kerb market)                85.30/85.45     85.20/85.40

Karachi 100-share index                   12,045.24       12,125.79

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                      38,871             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:           Mar 09          Feb 23

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Three-months bills                          13.3927         13.4851

Six-month bills                             13.6899         13.6899

12-months bills                             13.8554         13.8554

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) Auction Results:

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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on:           Feb 15          Dec 23

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11.25 pct coupon, three-Year PIB            14.2473         14.2486

11.50 pct coupon, five-Year PIB             14.2924         14.2973

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

12.00 pct coupon, 10-Year PIB               14.2710         14,3597

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                                  Mar 05          Feb 26

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Total liquid forex reserves              $17.37 bln     $17.505 bln

Forex held by central bank               $13.97 bln     $14.027 bln

Forex held by other banks                $ 3.40 bln     $ 3.478 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                               LAST             PVS

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Change Yr/Yr (pct) Feb                        12.91           14.10

Change Yr/Yr (pct) Feb                        24.43           22.60

Trade Balance Feb                         $-895 mln      $-1.11 bln

Exports Feb                               $2.15 bln       $2.32 bln

Imports Feb                               $3.05 bln       $3.44 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        23.3 pct

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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