Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - August 12, 2014

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                        MONDAY        PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)     98.90/99.00     98.76/98.81

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)            99.10/99.30     98.80/99.00

Karachi 100-share index              28,071.41       29.380.50

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                 41,871             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        Aug 6         July 23

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Three-months bills                      9.9564          9.9564

Six-month bills                         9.9685          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      July 16         June 18

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three-year PIB                         12.3834         12.0970

five-year PIB                          12.8015         12.5505

10-year PIB                            13.2002         12.9980

20-Year PIB                            13.1125         13.0007

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                              Aug 1         July 18

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Total liquid forex reserves        $14.306 bln     $14.450 bln

Forex held by central bank          $9.277 bln      $9.399 bln

Forex held by commercial banks      $5.029 bln      $5.051 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                          LAST             PVS

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Consumer price index July                  N/A             N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) July                  1.7             0.6

Change yr/yr (pct) July                    7.9             8.2

Wholesale price index July                 N/A             N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) July                  0.5             1.4

Change yr/yr (pct) July                    6.6             7.7

Trade Balance June                 $-2.311 bln     $-1.558 bln

Exports June                        $2.027 bln      $2.117 bln

Imports June                        $4.338 bln      $3.675 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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