Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - October 27, 2014.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                         FRIDAY        PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)    102.92/102.97             N/A

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)           103.00/103.20   102.85/103.00

Karachi 100-share index               30,098.49       30,025.13

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                  41,742             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        Oct 15           Oct 1

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Three-months bills                       9.9564          9.9741

Six-month bills                          9.9791          9.9791

12-month bills                          Bids no         Bids no

                                       Received        Received

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on        Oct 22         Sept 10

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three-year PIB                          12.4803         12.5934

five-year PIB                           12.9770         12.9909

10-year PIB                             13.4494         13.4598

20-Year PIB                             No Bids         13.5905

                                       Recieved

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                              Oct 17          Oct 10

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Total liquid forex reserves         $13.464 bln     $13.436 bln

Forex held by central bank           $8.787 bln      $8.882 bln

Forex held by commercial banks       $4.677 bln      $4.554 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                           LAST             PVS

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Consumer price index Sept                   N/A             N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Sept                  0.35            0.33

Change yr/yr (pct) Sept                    7.68            6.99

Wholesale price index Sept                  N/A             N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Sept                   0.2             0.5

Change yr/yr (pct) Sept                     2.7             3.3

Trade Balance Sept                  $-2.380 bln     $-2.807 bln

Exports Sept                         $2.181 bln      $1.911 bln

Imports Sept                         $4.561 bln      $4.718 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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