Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - June 15, 2015.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                          FRIDAY        PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)     101.72/101.77   101.75/101.82

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)            102.70/102.90   103.00/103.25

Karachi 100-share index                34,651.29       34,594.70

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                      N/A          39,728

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CENTRAL BANK AUCTIONS

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Treasury bill auction results:

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on        June 10          May 27

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Three-months bills                        6.7963          6.6171

Six-month bills                           6.8011          6.6511

12-month bills                            6.8221          6.7535

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on         May 21        April 22

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three-year PIB                            7.5527          7.8502

five-year PIB                             8.1041          8.4219

10-year PIB                               9.2505          9.3402

20-Year PIB                              No Bids         Bids no

                                        Received        Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                               June 5          May 29

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Total liquid forex reserves          $17.446 bln     $17.028 bln

Forex held by central bank           $12.312 bln     $11.913 bln

Forex held by commercial banks        $5.134 bln      $5.115 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                            LAST             PVS

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Consumer price index May                     N/A             N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) May                    0.76             1.3

Change yr/yr (pct) May                      3.16             2.1

Wholesale price index Apr                    N/A             N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Apr                     0.9            0.01

Change yr/yr (pct) Apr                       2.9             3.7

Trade Balance Apr                    $-1.795 bln     $-1.556 bln

Exports Apr                           $1.995 bln      $1.932 bln

Imports Apr                           $3.790 bln      $3.488 bln

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ANNUAL INDICATORS

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FISCAL YEAR                              2013/14         2012/13

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Population (millions)                     *188.2          184.35

Per capita income                         $1,386          $1,340

External debt (billion dlr)             *$61.805         $60.857

Total F.debt as pct of GDP                   N/A             N/A

Domestic debt (billion rupees)            10,832          11,036

Total domestic debt as pct of GDP            N/A             N/A

Gross domestic product growth          *4.14 pct         3.7 pct

Manufacturing sector growth            *5.55 pct        4.53 pct

Services sector growth                  *4.3 pct         4.9 pct

Agricultural sector growth             *2.12 pct         2.9 pct

Commodity producing sector growth            N/A             N/A

Average consumer price inflation        *8.6 pct         7.4 pct

Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP)                  N/A         8.8 pct

Trade balance (FBS July-June)        $-19.98 bln     $-20.49 bln

Exports                               $25.13 bln      $24.46 bln

Imports                               $45.11 bln      $44.95 bln

Current A/C balance                   $3.096 bln      $2.496 bln

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