Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - September 24, 2012.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                             THURSDAY        PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)            94.46/94.51     94.48/94.54

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                   94.68/94.83     94.70/94.85

Karachi 100-share index                     15,452.64       15,588.66

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                        53,142             N/A

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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             Sept 19          Sept 5

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Three-months bills                            10.2293         10.2748

Six-month bills                               10.2446         10.3111

12-month bills                                10.2574         10.3549

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on              Aug 15         July 18

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11.25 percent coupon, three-year PIB          11.2994         12.6680

11.50 percent coupon, five-year PIB           11.6990         13.0717

11.75 percent coupon, seven-year PIB                -               -

12.00 percent coupon, 10-year PIB             12.0487         13.3296

12.50 percent coupon, 15-year PIB                   -               -

13.00 percent coupon, 20-Year PIB    No Bids Received         13.3503

13.75 percent coupon, 30-year PIB                   -               -

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                                   Sept 14          Sept 7

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Total liquid forex reserves               $14.863 bln     $14.828 bln

Forex held by central bank                $10.383 bln     $10.432 bln

Forex held by commercial banks             $4.480 bln      $4.396 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                                 LAST             PVS

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Change mth/mth (pct) Aug                          0.9             0.2

Change yr/yr (pct) Aug                            9.1            9.60

Change mth/mth (pct) Aug                          1.0             0.4

Change yr/yr (pct) Aug                            7.7             7.2

Trade Balance Aug                         $-1.774 bln     $-1.605 bln

Exports Aug                                $1.911 bln      $2.057 bln

Imports Aug                                $3.685 bln      $3.662 bln

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ANNUAL INDICATORS

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FISCAL YEAR                                   2011/12         2010/11

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Population (millions)                         *178.91          175.31

Per capita income                              $1,372          $1,258

External debt (billion dlr)                  *$65.562         $65.814

Domestic debt (billion rupees)                 *7,995           7,880

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-June)            $-21.271 bln    $-15.604 bln

Exports                                   $23.641 bln     $24.810 bln

Imports                                   $44.912 bln     $40.414 bln

Current A/C balance                         $4.52 bln        $214 mln

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