Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - January, 24 2011.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)            85.88/85.92     85.80/85.90

Rupee/US $ (kerb market)                  86.00/86.20     86.00/86.20

Karachi 100-share index                     12,431.91       12,411.87

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                        37,741          37,842

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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:             Jan 12          Dec 29

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Three-months bills                            13.4389         13.2542

Six-month bills                               13.5527         13.4613

12-months bills                          Bids Rejected        13.7775

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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                                    Jan 15          Jan 08

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Total liquid forex reserves                $17.28 bln      $17.09 bln

Forex held by central bank                 $13.66 bln      $13.44 bln

Forex held by other banks                  $ 3.62 bln      $ 3.65 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS                               LAST             PVS

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Consumer price index Dec                       243.60             N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Dec                        -0.51             N/A

Change Yr/Yr (pct) Dec                          15.46           15.48

Wholesale price index Dec                      278.38             N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Dec                         1.06             N/A

Change Yr/Yr (pct) Dec                          25.72           24.65

Trade Balance Dec                          $-1.62 bln      $-1.34 bln

Exports Dec                                 $2.13 bln       $1.77 bln

Imports Dec                                 $3.75 bln       $3.12 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        23.3 pct

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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