Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - November 21, 2011.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                              FRIDAY        PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)           87.14/87.18     87.01/87.05

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                  87.00/87.20     86.90/87.10

Karachi 100-share index                    11,937.81       11,913.42

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                       48,857          49,285

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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             Nov 16           Nov 2

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Three-months bills                           11,7825         11.7825

Six-month bills                              11.8070         11.8070

12-month bills                               11.8769         11.8769

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on             Oct 12         Sept 14

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11.25 percent coupon, three-year PIB         12.1550         13,2218

11.50 percent coupon, five-year PIB          12.1909         13,2356

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

12.00 percent coupon, 10-year PIB            12.2418         13,2504

12.50 percent coupon, 15-year PIB      No B/Received   No B/Received

13.00 percent coupon, 20-Year PIB      No B/Received   No B/Received

13.75 percent coupon, 30-year coupon   No B/Received   No B/Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                                   Nov 11           Nov 4

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Total liquid forex reserves              $17,031 bln      $17.03 bln

Forex held by central bank                   $13.269          $13.28

Forex held by commercial banks                $3.762           $3.75

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                                LAST             PVS

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Consumer price index Oct                         N/A             N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Oct                         1.4            1.03

Change yr/yr (pct) Oct                            11           10.46

Wholesale price index Oct                        N/A             N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Oct                         0.4            0.25

Change yr/yr (pct) Oct                          15.4           16.98

Trade Balance Oct                         $-1.71 bln     $-1.786 bln

Exports Oct                                    $1.89          $1.836

Imports Oct                                    $3.60          $3.622

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ANNUAL INDICATORS

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FISCAL YEAR                                  2010/11         2009/10

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Population (millions)                        *177.18          173.51

Per capita income                              $1254           $1073

External debt (billion dlr)                  *$59.53          $55.90

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

Domestic debt (billion rupees)                *5,594           4,894

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

Gross domestic product growth               *2.4 pct         3.8 pct

Manufacturing sector growth                 *1.7 pct         4.9 pct

Services sector growth                      *4.1 pct         2.9 pct

Agricultural sector growth                       N/A             N/A

Commodity producing sector growth                N/A             N/A

Average consumer price inflation           *14.1 pct        11.5 pct

Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP)                  4.3 pct         6.3 pct

Trade balance (FBS July-xx)              $-15.59 bln      $15.42 bln

Exports                                   $24.83 bln      $19.29 bln

Imports                                   $40.41 bln      $34.71 bln

Current A/C balance                        $-784 mln     $-3.456 bln

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