Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - January, 17 2011.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                         SATURDAY             PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)        85.46/85.49          85.52/85.57

Rupee/US $ (kerb market)              85.95/86.10          85.90/86.10

Karachi 100-share index                 12,533.54            12,459.44

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                    38,271               38,357

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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:         Jan 12               Dec 29

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Three-months bills                        13.4389              13.2542

Six-month bills                           13.5527              13.4613

12-months bills                     Bids Rejected              13.7775

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) Auction Results:

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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on:         Dec 23               Oct 13

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11.25 pct coupon, three-Year PIB          14.2486              13.8975

11.50 pct coupon, five-Year PIB           14.2973              13.9991

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

12.00 pct coupon, 10-Year PIB             14.3597              14,0998

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

13.00 pct coupon, 20-Year PIB          B/Rejected              14.1993

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

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                                Jan 08               Jan 01

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Total liquid frx reserves                  $17.09 bln      $17.197 bln

Forex held by central bank                 $13.44 bln      $13.528 bln

Forex held by other banks                  $ 3.65 bln      $ 3.669 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                             LAST                  PVS

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Consumer price index Dec                   243.60                  n/a

Change mth/mth (pct) Dec                    -0.51                  n/a

Change Yr/Yr (pct) Dec                      15.46                15.48

Wholesale price index Dec                  278.38                  n/a

Change mth/mth (pct) Dec                     1.06                  n/a

Change Yr/Yr (pct) Dec                      25.72                24.65

Trade Balance Dec                          $-1.62 bln       $-1.34 bln

Exports                                     $2.13 bln        $1.77 bln

ImportDec                                      $3 bln        $3.12 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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