Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - June 27, 2011

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                          SATURDAY      PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)         85.90/85.95   85.88/85.92

Rupee/US $ (kerb market)               86.10/86.30   86.00/86.20

Karachi 100-share index                  12,455.34     12,508.42

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                     42,000        42,257

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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 15        June 1

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Three-months bills                         13.4851       13.5313

Six-month bills                            13.7357       13.7586

12-months bills                            13.9074       13.9074

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) Auction Results:

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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on:         June 22        May 25

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11.25 pct coupon, three-Year PIB           14.0031       14.0031

11.50 pct coupon, five-Year PIB            14.0477       14.0564

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

12.00 pct coupon, 10-Year PIB              14.0873       14.0998

12.50 pct coupon, 15-Year PIB              14.0999       14.1082

13.00 pct coupon, 20-Year PIB              14.1394       14.1425

13.75 Pct coupon, 30-Year PIB              14.1883    B/Rejected

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                                June 18       June 11

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Total liquid forex reserves             $17.52 bln   $17.518 bln

Forex held by central bank              $14.11 bln   $14.086 bln

Forex held by other banks               $ 3.41 bln   $ 3.432 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                              LAST           PVS

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Change mth/mth (pct) May                      0.23          1.62

Change Yr/Yr (pct) May                       13.23         13.04

Change mth/mth (pct) May                       N/A          2.26

Change Yr/Yr (pct) May                         N/A         25.92

Trade Balance May                       $-1.98 bln     $-870 mln

Exports May                              $2.30 bln      $2.3 bln

Imports May                              $4.28 bln     $3.24 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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