Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - May 13, 2013.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                         FRIDAY             PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)      98.37/98.42          98.37/98.43

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)             99.70/99.95          99.70/99.95

Karachi 100-share index               19,916.27            19,661.46

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                     n/a               48,000

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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      April 30             April 17

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Three-months bills                       9.4568               9.4114

Six-month bills                          9.4500               9.4280

12-month bills                           9.4571              No Bids

                                                            Received

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on      April 24             March 13

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three-year PIB                          10.7519        Bids Rejected

five-year PIB                     Bids Rejected        Bids Rejected

10-year PIB                       Bids Rejected        Bids Rejected

20-Year PIB                             No Bids              No Bids

                                       Received             Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                               May 3             April 26

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Total liquid frx reserves               $11.863 bln      $11.764 bln

Forex held by central bank               $6.772 bln       $6.677 bln

Forex held by commercial banks           $5.091 bln       $5.087 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                           LAST                  PVS

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Consumer price index Apr                    n/a                  n/a

Change mth/mth (pct) Apr                   1.09                 0.41

Change yr/yr (pct) Apr                      5.8                 6.57

Wholesale price index Apr                   n/a                  n/a

Change mth/mth (pct) Apr                    6.8                  7.9

Change yr/yr (pct) Apr                      0.8                  0.3

Trade Balance Mar                       $-2.211 bln      $-1.548 bln

Exports Mar                              $2.134 bln       $1.835 bln

Imports Mar                              $4.345 bln       $3.383 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                  n/a

Total F.debt as pct of GDP                  n/a                  n/a

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

Total domestic debt as pct of GDP           n/a                  n/a

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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