Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - July 06, 2015.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                         FRIDAY           PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)    101.71/101.76      101.72/101.77

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)           102.90/103.10      102.75/103.00

Karachi 100-share index               35,456.35          35,186.56

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                  38,828                N/A

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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 24            June 10

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Three-months bills                       6.9308             6.7963

Six-month bills                          6.9513             6.8011

12-month bills                           6.9710             6.8221

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on       June 17             May 21

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three-year PIB                           8.0934             7.5527

five-year PIB                            8.9994             8.1041

10-year PIB                       Bids Rejected             9.2505

20-Year PIB                    No Bids Received   No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                             June 26            June 19

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Total liquid forex reserves         $18.201 bln        $17.457 bln

Forex held by central bank          $13.088 bln        $12.316 bln

Forex held by commercial banks       $5.113 bln         $5.141 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                           LAST                PVS

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Consumer price index June                   N/A                N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) June                   0.6                0.8

Change yr/yr (pct) June                     3.2                3.2

Wholesale price index May                   N/A                N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) May                    1.1                0.9

Change yr/yr (pct) May                      1.8                2.9

Trade Balance May                   $-1.894 bln        $-1.795 bln

Exports May                          $1.953 bln         $1.995 bln

Imports May                          $3.847 bln         $3.790 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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