Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - May 03, 2011

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                          MONDAY        PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)       84.54/84.64     84.70/84.75

Rupee/US $ (kerb market)             84.50/84.65     84.45/84.65

Karachi 100-share index                12,035.89       12,057.54

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                   42,342          42,342

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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:      April 20         April 6

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Three-months bills                       13.2542         13.3004

Six-month bills                          13.6213         13.6899

12-months bills                          13.8684         13.8684

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) Auction Results:

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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on:      April 27        March 16

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11.25 pct coupon, three-Year PIB         14.0036         14.0789

11.50 pct coupon, five-Year PIB          14.0718         14.1108

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

12.00 pct coupon, 10-Year PIB            14.0995         14,1190

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

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

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

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                             April 23        April 16

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Total liquid forex reserves          $17.179 bln     $17.376 bln

Forex held by central bank           $13.675 bln     $13.910 bln

Forex held by other banks            $ 3.504 bln     $ 3.466 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                            LAST             PVS

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Consumer price index Mar                     N/A             N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Mar                    1.48             N/A

Change Yr/Yr (pct) Mar                     13.16           12.91

Wholesale price index Mar                    N/A             N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Mar                    3.34             N/A

Change Yr/Yr (pct) Mar                     25.41           24.43

Trade Balance Mar                      $-920 mln       $-895 bln

Exports Mar                            $2.49 bln       $2.15 bln

Imports Mar                            $3.41 bln       $3.05 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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