Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - April 19, 2011

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                          MONDAY        PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)       84.26/84.31     84.32/84.38

Rupee/US $ (kerb market)             84.40/84.55     84.40/84.60

Karachi 100-share index                11,674.83       11,684.23

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                   40,028          40,028

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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:      April 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 9         April 2

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Total liquid forex reserves          $17.317 bln     $17.637 bln

Forex held by central bank           $13.935 bln     $14.261 bln

Forex held by other banks            $ 3.382 bln     $ 3.376 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        23.3 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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