Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - May 16, 2011

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                         SATURDAY       PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)        85.25/85.30    85.18/85.23

Rupee/US $ (kerb market)              85.15/85.30    85.10/85.30

Karachi 100-share index                 11,967.34      11,962.18

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                    41,442         41,785

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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:         May 04         Apr 20

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Three-months bills                        13.0697        13.2542

Six-month bills                           13.4841        13.6213

12-months bills                           13.7905        13.8684

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) Auction Results:

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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on:         Apr 27         Mar 16

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11.25 pct coupon, three-Year PIB          14.0036        14.0789

11.50 pct coupon, five-Year PIB           14.0718        14.1108

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

12.00 pct coupon, 10-Year PIB             14.0995        14,1190

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                                May 07       April 30

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Total liquid forex reserves            $17.01 bln     $17.11 bln

Forex held by central bank             $13.59 bln     $13.70 bln

Forex held by other banks              $ 3.42 bln     $ 3.41 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                             LAST            PVS

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Consumer price index Apr                      N/A            N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Apr                     1.62           1.48

Change Yr/Yr (pct) Apr                      13.04          13.16

Wholesale price index Apr                     N/A            N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Apr                     2.26           3.34

Change Yr/Yr (pct) Apr                      25.92          25.41

Trade Balance Apr                       $-870 mln      $-920 mln

Exports Apr                              $2.3 bln      $2.49 bln

Imports Apr                             $3.24 bln      $3.41 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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