Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - April 07, 2014.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                          FRIDAY        PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)       98.07/98.13     98.10/98.15

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)            100.00/100.20   100.00/100.20

Karachi 100-share index                28,408.03       28,336.36

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                   43,371          42,840

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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          Apr 2          Mar 19

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Three-months bills                        9.9564          9.9564

Six-month bills                           9.9791          9.9791

12-month bills                            9.9900          9.9900

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on         Mar 26          Feb 26

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three-year PIB                           12.0951         12.0962

five-year PIB                            12.5508         12.5522

10-year PIB                              12.9014         12.9093

20-Year PIB                              NO BIDS         NO BIDS

                                        RECEIVED        RECEIVED

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                             March 21        March 14

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Total liquid forex reserves           $9.143 bln      $9.648 bln

Forex held by central bank            $4.426 bln      $4.808 bln

Forex held by commercial banks        $4.717 bln      $4.840 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                    0.96             0.3

Change yr/yr (pct) Feb                      8.53             7.9

Wholesale price index Feb                    N/A             N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Feb                     N/A             0.1

Change yr/yr (pct) Feb                       N/A             7.6

Trade Balance Dec                    $-1.286 bln     $-1.847 bln

Exports Dec                           $2.275 bln      $1.804 bln

Imports Dec                           $3.561 bln      $3.651 bln

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ANNUAL INDICATORS

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FISCAL YEAR                              2012/13         2011/12

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Population (millions)                    *184.35          180.71

Per capita income                         $1,368          $1,323

External debt (billion dlr)               *$60.9           $65.8

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

Domestic debt (billion rupees)            *9,081             N/A

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

Gross domestic product growth           *3.6 pct         4.4 pct

Manufacturing sector growth             *3.5 pct         2.1 pct

Services sector growth                  *3.7 pct         5.3 pct

Agricultural sector growth              *3.3 pct         3.5 pct

Commodity producing sector growth       *3.4 pct         3.1 pct

Average consumer price inflation        *7.5 pct        10.9 pct

Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP)              8.8 pct             N/A

Trade balance (FBS July-June)       $-20.432 bln    $-21.288 bln

Exports                              $24.518 bln     $23.624 bln

Imports                              $44.950 bln     $44.912 bln

Current A/C balance                    $2.29 bln       $4.65 bln

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