Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - January 02, 2012.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                                FRIDAY        PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)             89.95/90.00     89.96/90.01

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                    89.90/90.10     90.00/90.20

Karachi 100-share index                      11,347.66       11,435.67

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                         45,857          45,428

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CENTRAL BANK AUCTIONS

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Treasury bill auction results:

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on               Dec 28          Dec 14

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Three-months bills                             11.8283      B/Rejected

Six-month bills                             B/Rejected      B/Rejected

12-month bills                                 11.9019      b/Rejected

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on               Dec 21          Nov 23

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11.25 percent coupon, three-year PIB           12.4531         12.2201

11.50 percent coupon, five-year PIB            12.6993      B/Rejected

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

12.00 percent coupon, 10-year PIB              12.6993         12.3217

12.50 percent coupon, 15-year PIB        No B/Received   No B/Received

13.00 percent coupon, 20-Year PIB        No B/Received   No B/Received

13.75 percent coupon, 30-year coupon     No B/Received   No B/Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                                     Dec 23          Dec 16

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Total liquid forex reserves                 $16.77 bln      $16.66 bln

Forex held by central bank                  $12.81 bln      $12.76 bln

Forex held by commercial banks               $3.96 bln       $3.90 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                                  LAST             PVS

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Change mth/mth (pct) Nov                          0.29             1.4

Change yr/yr (pct) Nov                           10.19              11

Change mth/mth (pct) Nov                          0.53             0.4

Change yr/yr (pct) Nov                           11.10            15.4

Trade Balance Nov                           $-2.17 bln      $-1.71 bln

Exports Nov                                  $1.55 bln       $1.89 bln

Imports Nov                                  $3.72 bln       $3.60 bln

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ANNUAL INDICATORS

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FISCAL YEAR                                    2010/11         2009/10

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Population (millions)                          *177.18          173.51

Per capita income                               $1,254          $1,073

External debt (billion dlr)                    *$59.53          $55.90

Domestic debt (billion rupees)                  *5,594           4,894

Gross domestic product growth                 *2.4 pct         3.8 pct

Manufacturing sector growth                   *1.7 pct         4.9 pct

Services sector growth                        *4.1 pct         2.9 pct

Average consumer price inflation             *14.1 pct        11.5 pct

Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP)                    4.3 pct         6.3 pct

Trade balance (FBS July-June)              $-15.59 bln     $-15.42 bln

Exports                                     $24.83 bln      $19.29 bln

Imports                                     $40.41 bln      $34.71 bln

Current A/C balance                           $268 mln     $-3.456 bln

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