Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - February, 07 2011.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                                    FRIDAY       PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)                 85.53/85.58    85.50/85.56

Rupee/US $ (kerb market)                       85.70/85.90    85.65/85.80

Karachi 100-share index                          12,414.41      12,359.05

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                             37,371         37,985

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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 26         Jan 12

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Three-months bills                                 13.6699        13.4389

Six-month bills                                    13.7128        13.5527

12-months bills                                    13.8814  Bids Rejected

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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 29         Jan 22

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Total liquid forex reserves                    $17.386 bln     $17.30 bln

Forex held by central bank                     $13.851 bln     $13.74 bln

Forex held by other banks                      $ 3.535 bln     $ 3.56 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 Dec                                      $2.13 bln      $1.77 bln

Imports Dec                                      $3.75 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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