Pakistan Economic Indicators - August, 09 2010
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DAILY INDICATORS
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FRIDAY PREVIOUS
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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$) 85.70/85.75 85.70/85.77
Rupee/US $ (kerb market) 85.75/85.90 85.75/85.90
Karachi 100-share index 10,315.20 10,351.72
Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm 32,935 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: July 28 June 14
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Three-months bills 12.1036 12.1036
Six-month bills 12.3707 12.3481
12-months bills 12.4568 12.4568
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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) Auction Results:
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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on: July 21 May 26
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11.25 pct coupon, three-Year PIB Bids Rejected 12.4855
11.50 pct coupon, five-Year PIB Bids Rejected 12.5519
11.75 pct coupon, seven-year PIB Bids Rejected 12.5989
12.00 pct coupon, 10-Year PIB Bids Rejected 12.6814
12.50 pct coupon, 15-Year PIB Bids Rejected Bids Rejected
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 30 July 23
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Total liquid forex reserves $16.504 bln $16.558 bln
Forex held by central bank $12.726 bln $12.766 bln
Forex held by other banks $ 3.778 bln $ 3.792 bln
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MONTHLY INDICATORS LAST PVS
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Consumer price index June 225.05 223.58
Change mth/mth (pct) June 0.65 0.99
Change Yr/Yr (pct) June 12.69 13.13
Wholesale price index June 242.44 243.98
Change mth/mth (pct) June 0.63 2.40
Change Yr/Yr (pct) June 17.63 4.15
Trade Balance June $-1.40 bln $-1.60 bln
Exports June $1.82 bln $1.75 bln
Imports June $3.22 bln $3.36 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 28.7pct
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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