Pakistan Economic Indicators - July 12, 2010
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DAILY INDICATORS
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FRIDAY PREVIOUS
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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$) 85.67/85.72 85.65/85.70
Rupee/US $ (kerb market) 85.65/85.80 85.60/85.75
Karachi 100-share index 9,974.40 9,860.99
Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm 33,085 33,158
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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 16 June 2
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Three-months bills 12.1036 12.0118
Six-month bills 12.3029 12.2351
12-months bills 12.4188 12.3429
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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) Auction Results:
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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on: May 26 Mar 17
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11.25 pct coupon, three-Year PIB 12.4855 12.4995
11.50 pct coupon, five-Year PIB 12.5519 12.5999
11.75 pct coupon, seven-year PIB 12.5989 12.7007
12.00 pct coupon, 10-Year PIB 12.6814 12.7502
12.50 pct coupon, 15-Year PIB Bids Rejected Bids N/Received
13.00 pct coupon, 20-Year PIB Bids Rejected Bids Rejected
13.75 Pct coupon, 30-Year PIB Bids Rejected Bids Rejected
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WEEKLY INDICATORS
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Week ending July 2 June 25
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Total liquid forex reserves $16.768 bln $15.833 bln
Forex held by central bank $12.952 bln $12.066 bln
Forex held by other banks $ 3.816 bln $ 3.767 bln
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MONTHLY INDICATORS
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LAST PVS
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Consumer price index May 223.58 223.44
Change mth/mth (pct) May 0.06 1.73
Change Yr/Yr (pct) May 13.07 13.26
Wholesale price index May 243.98 241.88
Change mth/mth (pct) May 0.87 1.84
Change Yr/Yr (pct) May 21.21 21.99
Trade Balance May $-1.60 bln $-1.28 bln
Exports May $1.75 bln $1.74 bln
Imports May $3.36 bln $3.01 bln
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ANNUAL INDICATORS
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FISCAL YEAR 2008/09 2007/08
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Population (millions) *163.67 160.9
Per capita income *$1046 $1042
External debt (billion dlr) *50.1 $46.3
Total F.Debt as pct of GDP *30.2 28.1
Domestic debt (billion rupees) *3,758 N/A
Total domestic debt as pct of GDP *23.3 pct 28.7 pct
Gross domestic product growth *2.0 pct 4.1 pct
Manufacturing sector growth *-3.3 pct 4.8 pct
Services sector growth *3.6 pct 6.6 pct
Agricultural sector growth *4.7 pct 1.1 pct
Commodity Producing sector growth N/A 3.2 pct
Average consumer price inflation 20.77 pct 12.00 pct
Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP) *4.3 pct 7.4 pct
Trade balance (FBS July-May) $-15.23 bln $-18.79 bln
Exports $ 16.24 bln $ 17.14 bln
Imports $ 31.48 bln $ 35.94 bln
Current A/C balance $-8.22 bln $-12.48 bln
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