Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - February 9, 2015.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                         FRIDAY             PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)    101.15/101.20        101.15/101.20

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)           101.70/101.90        101.65/101.85

Karachi 100-share index               34,656.94            34,672.25

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                  41,400                  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        Feb 04               Jan 21

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Three-months bills                       8.4259               8.9583

Six-month bills                          8.4681               8.9892

12-month bills                           8.3883               8.8619

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on        Jan 28               Dec 17

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three-year PIB                           8.8895              10.5979

five-year PIB                            9.7469              10.7994

10-year PIB                             10.0093              11.7049

20-Year PIB                             10.9995        Bids Rejected

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                              Jan 30               Jan 23

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Total liquid forex reserves             $15.159 bln      $15.064 bln

Forex held by central bank              $10.359 bln      $10.249 bln

Forex held by commercial banks           $4.800 bln       $4.815 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                           LAST                  PVS

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Consumer price index Dec                    n/a                  n/a

Change mth/mth (pct) Dec                    1.0                  0.5

Change yr/yr (pct) Dec                      4.3                  4.0

Wholesale price index Dec                   n/a                  n/a

Change mth/mth (pct) Dec                    1.9                  1.0

Change yr/yr (pct) Dec                      0.9                 0.02

Trade Balance Dec                       $-1.703 bln      $-1.664 bln

Exports Dec                              $2.156 bln       $1.966 bln

Imports Dec                              $3.859 bln       $3.630 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                      $3.096 bln       $2.496 bln

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