Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - May 23, 2011

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                             SATURDAY       PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)            86.31/86.41    86.23/86.33

Rupee/US $ (kerb market)                  87.30/87.50    86.90/87.10

Karachi 100-share index                     11,973.38      11,878.81

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                           N/A         41,914

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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:             May 18         May 04

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Three-months bills                            13.2081        13.0697

Six-month bills                               13.5984        13.4841

12-months bills                               13.8424        13.7905

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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

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

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                                    May 14         May 07

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Total liquid forex reserves                $16.97 bln     $17.01 bln

Forex held by central bank                 $13.56 bln     $13.59 bln

Forex held by other banks                  $ 3.41 bln     $ 3.42 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                                 LAST            PVS

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Consumer price index Apr                          N/A            N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Apr                         1.62           1.48

Change Yr/Yr (pct) Apr                          13.04          13.16

Wholesale price index Apr                         N/A            N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Apr                         2.26           3.34

Change Yr/Yr (pct) Apr                          25.92          25.41

Trade Balance Apr                           $-870 mln      $-920 mln

Exports Apr                                  $2.3 bln      $2.49 bln

Imports Apr                                 $3.24 bln      $3.41 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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