Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - September 15, 2014.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                         FRIDAY        PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)    102.50/102.55   102.25/102.31

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)           102.40/102.60   102.00/102.20

Karachi 100-share index               30,044.89       29.858.37

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                  41,057          41,057

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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 3          Aug 20

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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       Sept 10          Aug 12

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three-year PIB                          12.5934         12.5092

five-year PIB                           12.9909         12.9021

10-year PIB                             13.4598         13.3494

20-Year PIB                             13.5905         No Bids

                                                       Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                              Sept 5          Aug 29

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Total liquid forex reserves         $13.414 bln     $13.577 bln

Forex held by central bank           $8.693 bln      $8.718 bln

Forex held by commercial banks       $4.721 bln      $4.859 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                           LAST             PVS

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Consumer price index Aug                    N/A             N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Aug                   0.33             1.7

Change yr/yr (pct) Aug                     6.99             7.9

Wholesale price index Aug                   N/A             N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Aug                    0.5             0.5

Change yr/yr (pct) Aug                      3.3             6.6

Trade Balance July                  $-1.434 bln     $-2.311 bln

Exports July                         $1.930 bln      $2.027 bln

Imports July                         $3.364 bln      $4.338 bln

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ANNUAL INDICATORS

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FISCAL YEAR                             2013/14         2012/13

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Population (millions)                    *188.2          184.35

Per capita income                        $1,386          $1,340

External debt (billion dlr)            *$61.805         $60.857

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

Domestic debt (billion rupees)           10,832          11,036

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

Gross domestic product growth         *4.14 pct         3.7 pct

Manufacturing sector growth           *5.55 pct        4.53 pct

Services sector growth                 *4.3 pct         4.9 pct

Agricultural sector growth            *2.12 pct         2.9 pct

Commodity producing sector growth           N/A             N/A

Average consumer price inflation       *8.6 pct         7.4 pct

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

Trade balance (FBS July-June)       $-19.98 bln     $-20.49 bln

Exports                              $25.13 bln      $24.46 bln

Imports                              $45.11 bln      $44.95 bln

Current A/C balance                  $2.925 bln      $2.496 bln

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