Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - April 06, 2015.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                        FRIDAY        PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)   101.80/101.87   101.78/101.86

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)          102.35/102.55   102.40/102.60

Karachi 100-share index              31,413.96       31,132.05

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                 40,500          40,500

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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      April 1        March 18

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Three-months bills                      7.9648          8.1902

Six-month bills                         7.9436          7.9869

12-month bills                          7.8382          7.8382

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on     March 25          Feb 25

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three-year PIB                          8.2900          8.4980

five-year PIB                           8.7476          9.1418

10-year PIB                             9.5002          9.8003

20-Year PIB                               Bids            Bids

                                   No Received     No Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                           March 27        March 20

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Total liquid forex reserves        $16.194 bln     $16.132 bln

Forex held by central bank         $11.123 bln     $11.067 bln

Forex held by commercial banks      $5.071 bln      $5.065 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                          LAST             PVS

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Consumer price index Mar                   N/A             N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Mar                   0.2             0.9

Change yr/yr (pct) Mar                     2.5             3.2

Wholesale price index Mar                  N/A             N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Mar                   1.1             1.1

Change yr/yr (pct) Mar                     3.7             3.4

Trade Balance Feb                  $-1.439 bln       $-999 mln

Exports Feb                         $1.884 bln      $2.064 bln

Imports Feb                         $3.323 bln      $3.063 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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