Pakistan Economic Indicators - June 29 2009
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DAILY INDICATORS
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SATURDAY PREVIOUS
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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$) 81.39/81.49 81.38/81.48
Rupee/US $ (kerb market) 81.50/81.60 81.30/81.60
Karachi 100-share index 7,163.04 7,128.83
Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm 24,569 N/A
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CENTRAL BANK AUCTIONS
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Treasury Bills Auction Results:
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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on: June 17 June 03
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Three-months bills Bids Rejected Bids Rejected
Six-month bills 12,4385 13.1420
12-months bills 12,2418 13.2481
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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) Auction Results:
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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on: May 27 (2009) Apr 15 (2009)
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11.25 pct coupon, three-Year PIB 12.5018 12.9385
11.50 pct coupon, five-Year PIB 12.4151 12.9495
11.75 pct coupon, seven-year PIB 12.5807 13.1395
12.00 pct coupon, 10-Year PIB 12.6303 13.2409
12.50 pct coupon, 15-Year PIB 13.3900 13.8007
13.00 pct coupon, 20-Year PIB 13.8004 14.2492
13.75 Pct coupon, 30-Year PIB 14.3003 14.4995
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WEEKLY INDICATORS
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Week ending June 20 June 13
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Total liquid forex reserves $11.770 bln $11.643 bln
Forex held by central bank $ 8.452 bln $ 8.301 bln
Forex held by other banks $ 3.318 bln $ 3.342 bln
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MONTHLY INDICATORS
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LAST PVS
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Consumer price index May 197.74 197.28
Change mth/mth (pct) May 0.23 1.41
Change Yr/Yr (pct) May 14.39 17.19
Wholesale price index May 198.28 197.28
Change mth/mth (pct) May 1.52 1.68
Change Yr/Yr (pct) May 4.73 8.30
Trade Balance May $-1.06 bln $1-43 bln
Exports May $ 1.49 bln $1.36 bln
Imports May $ 2.56 bln $2.79 bln
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ANNUAL INDICATORS
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FISCAL YEAR 2007/08 2006/07
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Population (millions) **160.9 156.77
Per capita income **$1085 $925
External debt (billion dlr) **45.0 $40.5
Total F.Debt as pct of GDP **24.7 27.1
Domestic debt (billion rupees) **3,020 2,610
Total domestic debt as pct of GDP **30.3 30.0
Gross domestic product growth **5.8 pct 6.8 pct
Manufacturing sector growth **5.4 pct 8.2 pct
Services sector growth **8.2 pct 9.6 pct
Agricultural sector growth **1.5 pct 3.7 pct
Commodity Producing sector growth **3.2 pct 6.0 pct
Average consumer price inflation 12 pct 7.77 pct
Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP) **7.0 pct 4.3 pct
Trade balance (FBS July-June) $-20.74 bln $-13.56 bln
Exports $19.22 bln $16.98 bln
Imports $39.96 bln $30.54 bln
Current A/C balance $-14.016 bln $-6.878 bln
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