Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - July 02, 2012.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                         FRIDAY      PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)      94.49/94.55   94.39/94.45

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)             95.60/95.80   95.70/95.90

Karachi 100-share index               13,801.41     13,805.42

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                  48,642        48,514

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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       June 27       June 13

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Three-months bills                      11.9201       11.9201

Six-month bills                         11.9420       11.9420

12-month bills                          11.9522       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 22       June 15

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Total liquid forex reserves         $14.964 bln   $15.046 bln

Forex held by central bank          $10.535 bln   $10.680 bln

Forex held by commercial banks       $4.429 bln    $4.366 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 May                   $-1.732 bln   $-1.517 bln

Exports May                          $2.159 bln    $2.240 bln

Imports May                          $3.891 bln    $3.757 bln

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ANNUAL INDICATORS

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FISCAL YEAR                             2011/12       2010/11

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Population (millions)                       N/A        177.10

Per capita income                        $1,372        $1,258

External debt (billion dlr)            *$60.283       $61.134

Gross domestic product growth          *3.7 pct       3.0 pct

Manufacturing sector growth            *3.6 pct       3.1 pct

Services sector growth                 *4.0 pct       4.4 pct

Agricultural sector growth             *3.1 pct       2.4 pct

Commodity producing sector growth      *3.3 pct       1.5 pct

Average consumer price inflation      *10.8 pct           N/A

Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP)            *5.0 pct       5.5 pct

Trade balance (FBS July-May)        $-19.43 bln   $-15.59 bln

Exports                              $21.50 bln    $24.83 bln

Imports                              $40.93 bln    $40.41 bln

Current A/C balance                   $3.77 bln      $268 mln

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