Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - December, 21 2010

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DAILY INDICATORS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)            85.72/85.77      85.78/85.82

Rupee/US $ (kerb market)                  85.70/85.85      85.60/85.80

Karachi 100-share index                     11,843.65        11,786.09

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                        38,357           38,228

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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:             Dec 15           Dec 01

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Three-months bills                            13.1997          13.1620

Six-month bills                               13.4032          13.3928

12-months bills                               13.6973          13.6738

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) Auction Results:

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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on:             Oct 13           Aug 18

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11.25 pct coupon, three-Year PIB              13.8975       B/Rejected

11.50 pct coupon, five-Year PIB               13.9991       B/Rejected

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

12.00 pct coupon, 10-Year PIB                 14,0998       B/Rejected

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

13.00 pct coupon, 20-Year PIB                 14.1993       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                                    Dec 11           Dec 04

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Total liquid frx reserves                  $16.41 bln       $16.39 bln

Forex held by central bank                 $12.69 bln       $12.65 bln

Forex held by other banks                  $ 3.72 bln       $ 3.74 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS                               LAST              PVS

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Consumer price index Nov                          N/A           241.17

Change mth/mth (pct) Nov                          N/A             0.62

Change Yr/Yr (pct) Nov                          15.48            15.33

Wholesale price index Nov                         N/A           266.19

Change mth/mth (pct) Nov                          N/A             3.09

Change Yr/Yr (pct) Nov                          24.65            23.80

Trade Balance Nov                          $-1.34 bln       $-1.23 bln

Exports Nov                                 $1.77 bln        $1.98 bln

Imports Nov                                 $3.12 bln        $3.22 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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