Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - December 22, 2014.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                           FRIDAY         PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)      100.55/100.62    100.40/100.47

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)             100.60/100.80    100.65/100.85

Karachi 100-share index                 31,011.15        30,827.45

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                    40,200              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          Dec 10           Nov 26

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Three-months bills                         9.4568           9.4568

Six-month bills                            9.4940           9.4940

12-month bills                             9.4951           9.4951

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on          Dec 17           Nov 19

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three-year PIB                            10.5979          10.8986

five-year PIB                             10.7994          11.1003

10-year PIB                               11.7049          11.9986

20-Year PIB                         Bids Rejected    Bids Rejected

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                                Dec 12            Dec 5

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Total liquid forex reserves           $14,042 bln      $13.922 bln

Forex held by central bank             $9.346 bln       $9.203 bln

Forex held by commercial banks         $4.696 bln       $4.719 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                             LAST              PVS

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Consumer price index Nov                      N/A              N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Nov                      0.5              0.2

Change yr/yr (pct) Nov                        4.0              5.8

Wholesale price index Nov                     N/A              N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Nov                      1.0              0.3

Change yr/yr (pct) Nov                       0.02              1.3

Trade Balance Nov                     $-1.664 bln      $-2.309 bln

Exports Nov                            $1.966 bln       $1.957 bln

Imports Nov                            $3.630 bln       $4.266 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                    $2.971 bln       $2.496 bln

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