Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - July 04, 2011

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                        SATURDAY       PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)       85.91/85.94            N/A

Rupee/US $ (kerb market)             88.00/86.20    86.00/86.10

Karachi 100-share index                12,484.17      12,496.03

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                   41,442         41,742

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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:       June 29        June 15

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Three-months bills                       13.4851        13.4851

Six-month bills                          13.7357        13.7357

12-months bills                          13.9074        13.9074

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) Auction Results:

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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on:       June 22         May 25

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11.25 pct coupon, three-Year PIB         14.0031        14.0031

11.50 pct coupon, five-Year PIB          14.0477        14.0564

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

12.00 pct coupon, 10-Year PIB            14.0873        14.0998

12.50 pct coupon, 15-Year PIB            14.0999        14.1082

13.00 pct coupon, 20-Year PIB            14.1394        14.1425

13.75 Pct coupon, 30-Year PIB            14.1883     B/Rejected

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                              June 25        June 18

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Total liquid forex reserves          $17.470 bln     $17.52 bln

Forex held by central bank           $14.022 bln     $14.11 bln

Forex held by other banks            $ 3.448 bln     $ 3.41 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                            LAST            PVS

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Change mth/mth (pct) May                    0.23           1.62

Change Yr/Yr (pct) May                     13.23          13.04

Change mth/mth (pct) May                     N/A           2.26

Change Yr/Yr (pct) May                       N/A          25.92

Trade Balance May                     $-1.98 bln      $-870 mln

Exports May                            $2.30 bln       $2.3 bln

Imports May                            $4.28 bln      $3.24 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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