Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - March 26, 2012.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                           THURSDAY        PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)          90.79/90.83     90.75/90.79

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                 91.05/91.15     90.90/91.10

Karachi 100-share index                   13,273.29       13,293.12

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                      49,071          49,371

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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          March 21         March 7

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Three-months bills                          11.8742         11.8283

Six-month bills                             11.9420         11.8970

12-month bills                              11.9396         11.9396

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on          March 14          Feb 15

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11.25 percent coupon, three-year PIB        12.5890         12.4459

11.50 percent coupon, five-year PIB         12.9389         12.8089

11.75 percent coupon, seven-year PIB              -               -

12.00 percent coupon, 10-year PIB           13.1999         12.9091

12.50 percent coupon, 15-year PIB                 -               -

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

13.75 percent coupon, 30-year coupon              -               -

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                                March 16         March 9

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Total liquid forex reserves              $16.39 bln     $16.390 bln

Forex held by central bank               $11.67 bln     $11.863 bln

Forex held by commercial banks            $4.72 bln      $4.527 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                               LAST             PVS

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Consumer price index Feb                        N/A             N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Feb                       0.30            1.54

Change yr/yr (pct) Feb                        11.05           10.10

Wholesale price index Feb                       N/A             N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Feb                        N/A             N/A

Change yr/yr (pct) Feb                          N/A             N/A

Trade Balance Feb                        $-1.43 bln       $-1.7 bln

Exports Feb                                     N/A             N/A

Imports Feb                                     N/A             N/A

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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

Total F.debt as pct of GDP                      N/A             N/A

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

Total domestic debt as pct of GDP               N/A             N/A

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

Agricultural sector growth                      N/A             N/A

Commodity producing sector growth               N/A             N/A

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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