Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - May 30,2011

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                       SATURDAY       PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)      85.83/85.89    85.65/85.75

Rupee/US $ (kerb market)            85.80/86.00    85.80/86.00

Karachi 100-share index               12,225.52      12,198.12

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                  42,428         42,171

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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 4

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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:       May 25         Apr 27

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11.25 pct coupon, three-Year PIB        14.0031        14.0036

11.50 pct coupon, five-Year PIB         14.0564        14.0718

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

12.00 pct coupon, 10-Year PIB           14.0998        14.0995

12.50 pct coupon, 15-Year PIB           14.1082     B/Rejected

13.00 pct coupon, 20-Year PIB           14.1425     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                              May 21         May 14

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Total liquid forex reserves          $17.07 bln     $16.97 bln

Forex held by central bank           $13.67 bln     $13.56 bln

Forex held by other banks            $ 3.40 bln     $ 3.41 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                           LAST            PVS

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Change mth/mth (pct) Apr                   1.62           1.48

Change Yr/Yr (pct) Apr                    13.04          13.16

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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