Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - April 05, 2011

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                             MONDAY         PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)          85.30/85.35      85.38/85.43

Rupee/US $ (kerb market)                85.20/85.40      85.15/85.35

Karachi 100-share index                   11,873.28        11,887.13

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                      39,257           39,171

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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 22            Mar 9

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Three-months bills                          13.2542          13.3927

Six-month bills                             13.6441          13.6899

12-months bills                             13.8035          13.8554

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) Auction Results:

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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on:           Mar 16           Feb 15

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11.25 pct coupon, three-Year PIB            14.0789          14.2473

11.50 pct coupon, five-Year PIB             14.1108          14.2924

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

12.00 pct coupon, 10-Year PIB               14.1190          14,2710

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                                March 26         March 19

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Total liquid forex reserves             $17.957 bln       $17.50 bln

Forex held by central bank              $14.542 bln       $14.09 bln

Forex held by other banks               $ 3.415 bln       $ 3.41 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                               LAST              PVS

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Consumer price index Feb                        N/A              N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Feb                        N/A              N/A

Change Yr/Yr (pct) Feb                        12.91            14.10

Wholesale price index Feb                       N/A              N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Feb                        N/A              N/A

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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