Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - December, 28 2010

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DAILY INDICATORS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)         85.79/85.85    85.86/85.91

Rupee/US $ (kerb market)               85.70/85.90    85.60/85.80

Karachi 100-share index                  11,909.73      11,858.17

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                        N/A         38,314

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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:          Dec 15          Dec 1

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Three-months bills                         13.1997        13.1620

Six-month bills                            13.4032        13.3928

12-months bills                            13.6973        13.6738

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) Auction Results:

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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on:          Dec 23         Oct 13

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11.25 pct coupon, three-Year PIB           14.2486        13.8975

11.50 pct coupon, five-Year PIB            14.2973        13.9991

11.75 pct coupon, seven-year PIB        B/Rejected     B/Rejected

12.00 pct coupon, 10-Year PIB              14.3597        14,0998

12.50 pct coupon, 15-Year PIB           B/Rejected     B/Rejected

13.00 pct coupon, 20-Year PIB           B/Rejected        14.1993

13.75 Pct coupon, 30-Year PIB           B/Rejected     B/Rejected

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                                 Dec 18         Dec 11

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Total liquid forex reserves            $16.393 bln     $16.41 bln

Forex held by central bank             $12.631 bln     $12.69 bln

Forex held by other banks              $ 3.762 bln     $ 3.72 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS                            LAST            PVS

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Consumer price index Nov                       N/A         241.17

Change mth/mth (pct) Nov                       N/A           0.62

Change Yr/Yr (pct) Nov                       15.48          15.33

Wholesale price index Nov                      N/A         266.19

Change mth/mth (pct) Nov                       N/A           3.09

Change Yr/Yr (pct) Nov                       24.65          23.80

Trade Balance Nov                       $-1.34 bln     $-1.23 bln

Exports Nov                              $1.77 bln      $1.98 bln

Imports Nov                              $3.12 bln      $3.22 bln

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ANNUAL INDICATORS

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FISCAL YEAR                                2009/10        2008/09

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Population (millions)                      *169.84         163.67

Per capita income                              N/A          $1046

External debt (billion dlr)                 *53.01          $50.1

Total F.Debt as pct of GDP                     N/A           30.2

Domestic debt (billion rupees)              *4,633          3,758

Total domestic debt as pct of GDP              N/A        23.3pct

Gross domestic product growth             *4.1 pct        1.2 pct

Manufacturing sector growth               *4.4 pct        3.3 pct

Services sector growth                    *4.6 pct        1.6 pct

Agricultural sector growth                *2.0 pct        4.0 pct

Commodity Producing sector growth         *3.6 pct            N/A

Average consumer price inflation        *11.73 pct      20.77 pct

Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP)                6.3 pct        5.2 pct

Trade balance (FBS July-May)          $-15.327 bln   $-17.134 bln

Exports                               $ 19.382 bln   $ 17.688 bln

Imports                               $ 34.709 bln   $ 34.822 bln

Current A/C balance                    $-3.507 bln      $-9.3 bln

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