Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - January 09, 2012.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                               FRIDAY         PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)            90.60/90.68      90.40/90.45

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                   90.65/90.85      90.30/90.50

Karachi 100-share index                     11,125.35        11,187.88

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                        47,350           47,142

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CENTRAL BANK AUCTIONS

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Treasury bill auction results:

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on              Dec 28           Dec 14

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Three-months bills                            11.8283       B/Rejected

Six-month bills                            B/Rejected       B/Rejected

12-month bills                                11.9019       B/Rejected

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on              Dec 21           Nov 23

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11.25 percent coupon, three-year PIB          12.4531          12.2201

11.50 percent coupon, five-year PIB           12.6993       B/Rejected

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

12.00 percent coupon, 10-year PIB             12.6993          12.3217

12.50 percent coupon, 15-year PIB       No B/Received    No B/Received

13.00 percent coupon, 20-Year PIB       No B/Received    No B/Received

13.75 percent coupon, 30-year coupon    No B/Received    No B/Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                                    Dec 30           Dec 23

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Total liquid forex reserves                $16.92 bln       $16.77 bln

Forex held by central bank                 $12.88 bln       $12.81 bln

Forex held by commercial banks              $4.04 bln        $3.96 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                                 LAST              PVS

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Change mth/mth (pct) Dec                         0.70             0.29

Change yr/yr (pct) Dec                           9.75            10.19

Change mth/mth (pct) Dec                          1.3             0.53

Change yr/yr (pct) Dec                            N/A            11.10

Trade Balance Nov                          $-2.17 bln       $-1.71 bln

Exports Nov                                     $1.55            $1.89

Imports Nov                                     $3.72            $3.60

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ANNUAL INDICATORS

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FISCAL YEAR                                   2010/11          2009/10

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Population (millions)                         *177.18           173.51

Per capita income                               $1254            $1073

External debt (billion dlr)                   *$59.53           $55.90

Domestic debt (billion rupees)                 *5,594            4,894

Gross domestic product growth                *2.4 pct          3.8 pct

Manufacturing sector growth                  *1.7 pct          4.9 pct

Services sector growth                       *4.1 pct          2.9 pct

Average consumer price inflation            *14.1 pct         11.5 pct

Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP)                   4.3 pct          6.3 pct

Trade balance (FBS July-June)             $-15.59 bln      $-15.42 bln

Exports                                    $24.83 bln       $19.29 bln

Imports                                    $40.41 bln       $34.71 bln

Current A/C balance                          $268 mln      $-3.456 bln

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