Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - June 11, 2012.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                          FRIDAY      PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)       94.26/94.34   94.08/94.14

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)              95.10/95.30   94.80/95.00

Karachi 100-share index                13,558.70     13,717.30

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                   48,685        49,285

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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         May 30        May 16

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Three-months bills                       11.8742       11.8742

Six-month bills                          11.9420       11.9420

12-month bills                        B/Rejected       11.9522

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on         June 6         May 9

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11.25 percent coupon, three-year PIB     12.7499       12.6198

11.50 percent coupon, five-year PIB      13.1205       13.0521

11.75 percent coupon, seven-year PIB           -             -

12.00 percent coupon, 10-year PIB        13.3847       13.3218

12.50 percent coupon, 15-year PIB              -             -

13.00 percent coupon, 20-Year PIB        13.3496    B/Rejected

13.75 percent coupon, 30-year coupon           -             -

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                               June 1        May 25

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Total liquid forex reserves          $15.536 bln   $16.005 bln

Forex held by central bank           $11.243 bln   $11.698 bln

Forex held by commercial banks        $4.293 bln    $4.307 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                            LAST           PVS

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Change mth/mth (pct) May                    1.15          1.83

Change yr/yr (pct) May                     12.29         11.30

Trade Balance Apr                    $-1.517 bln   $-1.496 bln

Exports Apr                           $2.240 bln    $2.001 bln

Imports Apr                           $3.757 bln    $3.497 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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