Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - June 22, 2015.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                             FRIDAY           PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)                  N/A      101.70/101.75

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)               102.50/102.70      102.55/102.75

Karachi 100-share index                   34,526.70          34,674.61

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                      39,857                N/A

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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           June 10             May 27

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Three-months bills                           6.7963             6.6171

Six-month bills                              6.8011             6.6511

12-month bills                               6.8221             6.7535

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on           June 17             May 21

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three-year PIB                               8.0934             7.5527

five-year PIB                                8.9994             8.1041

10-year PIB                           Bids Rejected             9.2505

20-Year PIB                        No Bids Received   No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                                 June 12             June 5

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Total liquid forex reserves             $17.448 bln        $17.447 bln

Forex held by central bank              $12.284 bln        $12.313 bln

Forex held by commercial banks           $5.164 bln         $5.134 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                               LAST                PVS

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Consumer price index May                        N/A                N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) May                        0.8                1.3

Change yr/yr (pct) May                          3.2                2.1

Wholesale price index May                       N/A                N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) May                        1.1                0.9

Change yr/yr (pct) May                          1.8                2.9

Trade Balance May                       $-1.894 bln        $-1.795 bln

Exports May                              $1.953 bln         $1.995 bln

Imports May                              $3.847 bln         $3.790 bln

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ANNUAL INDICATORS

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FISCAL YEAR                                 2013/14            2012/13

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Population (millions)                        *188.2             184.35

Per capita income                            $1,386             $1,340

External debt (billion dlr)                *$61.805            $60.857

Total F.debt as pct of GDP                      N/A                N/A

Domestic debt (billion rupees)               10,832             11,036

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

Gross domestic product growth             *4.14 pct            3.7 pct

Manufacturing sector growth               *5.55 pct           4.53 pct

Services sector growth                     *4.3 pct            4.9 pct

Agricultural sector growth                *2.12 pct            2.9 pct

Commodity producing sector growth               N/A                N/A

Average consumer price inflation           *8.6 pct            7.4 pct

Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP)                     N/A            8.8 pct

Trade balance (FBS July-June)           $-19.98 bln        $-20.49 bln

Exports                                  $25.13 bln         $24.46 bln

Imports                                  $45.11 bln         $44.95 bln

Current A/C balance                      $3.096 bln         $2.496 bln

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