Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan economic indicators - June 18, 2007

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                                SATURDAY             PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)               60.60/60.62          60.60/60.62

Rupee/US $ (kerb market)                     61.00/61.05          60.95/61.00

Karachi 100-share index                        13,438.47            13,462.46

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                           12,962               12.891

Silver (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                         242.00               242.00

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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:               June 06               May 23

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Three-months bills                           No Bid Received           8.6869

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Six-month bills                                   8.9017               8.9017

12-months bills                                   9.1597               9.1119

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) Auction Results:

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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on:            Jun 05 (2007)     Apr 21 (2007)

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9.10 pct coupon, three-Year PIB                   9.3180               9.3315

9.30 pct coupon, five-Year PIB                    9.5480               9.6197

9.60 pct coupon, 10-Year PIB                     10.1244              10.1332

10 pct coupon, 15-Year PIB                       10.9857              10.9800

10.50 pct coupon, 20-Year PIB                    11.2016              11.1999

11.00 Pct coupon, 30-Year PIB                    11.5937              11.5906

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                                      June 09              June 02

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Total liquid frx reserves                        $15.030 bln      $13.788 bln

Forex held by central bank                       $12.650 bln      $11.588 bln

Forex held by other banks                        $2.380 bln        $2.200 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                                    LAST         PVS Consumer

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price index Change mth/mth (pct) May                0.92                 0.31

Change Yr/Yr (pct) May                              7.41                 6.92

Wholesale price index Change mth/mth (pct) May      1.09                 1.16

Change Yr/Yr (pct) May                              6.81                 6.03

Trade Balance (FBS) May                           $-1.14 bln       $-1.07 bln

Exports (FBS) May                                  $1.60 bln        $1.49 bln

Imports (FBS) May                                  $2.75 bln        $2.57 bln

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ANNUAL INDICATORS

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FISCAL YEAR                                      2005/06              2004/05

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Population (millions)                            **155.4                152.5

Per capita income                                 **$847                *$742

External debt (billion dlr)                      **36.56               *35.83

Total F.Debt as pct of GDP                        **28.3                *32.3

Domestic debt (billion rupees)                   **2,267               *2,158

Total domestic debt as pct of GDP                 **29.4                *32.8

Gross domestic product growth                      **6.6 pct         *8.6 pct

Manufacturing sector growth                        **8.6 pct        *12.6 pct

Services sector growth                             **8.8 pct         *8.0 pct

Agricultural sector growth                         **2.5 pct         *6.7 pct

Commodity Producing sector growth                  **4.3 pct         *9.2 pct

Average consumer price inflation                   *7.95 pct         9.28 pct

Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP)                        **3.4                 *3.3

Trade balance (FBS July-June)                  **-$10.64 bln       -$6.21 bln

Exports                                         **$14.96 bln      *$14.41 bln

Imports                                         **$25.60 bln      *$20.62 bln

Current a/c balance                             **-$4.70 bln       -$1.53 bln

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