Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - April 11, 2011

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                             SATURDAY       PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)            84.95/85.03    84.85/84.90

Rupee/US $ (kerb market)                  84.85/84.95    84.90/85.10

Karachi 100-share index                     11,905.86      11,848.84

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                        39,857         39,921

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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:             Apr 06         Mar 22

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Three-months bills                            13.3004        13.2542

Six-month bills                               13.6899        13.6441

12-months bills                               13.8684        13.8035

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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                                  April 02       March 26

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Total liquid forex reserves               $17.637 bln    $17.957 bln

Forex held by central bank                $14.261 bln    $14.542 bln

Forex held by other banks                 $ 3.376 bln    $ 3.415 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                                 LAST            PVS

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Consumer price index Mar                          N/A            N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Mar                         1.48            N/A

Change Yr/Yr (pct) Mar                          13.16          12.91

Wholesale price index Mar                         N/A            N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Mar                         3.34            N/A

Change Yr/Yr (pct) Mar                          25.41          24.43

Trade Balance Mar                           $-920 mln      $-895 bln

Exports Mar                                 $2.49 bln      $2.15 bln

Imports Mar                                 $3.41 bln      $3.05 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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