Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - August 13, 2012.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                              FRIDAY      PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)           94.12/94.19   94.00/94.07

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                  94.10/94.35   94.05/94.30

Karachi 100-share index                    14,761.49     14,759.59

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

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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              Aug 8       July 25

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Three-months bills                           11.4618       11.8283

Six-month bills                              11.6048       11.8745

12-month bills                               11.7015       11.8894

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on            July 18        June 6

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11.25 percent coupon, three-year PIB         12.6680       12.7499

11.50 percent coupon, five-year PIB          13.0717       13.1205

11.75 percent coupon, seven-year PIB               -             -

12.00 percent coupon, 10-year PIB            13.3296       13.3847

12.50 percent coupon, 15-year PIB                  -             -

13.00 percent coupon, 20-Year PIB            13.3503       13.3496

13.75 percent coupon, 30-year PIB                  -             -

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                                    Aug 3       July 27

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Total liquid frx reserves                $15.542 bln   $14.574 bln

Forex held by central bank               $11.089 bln   $10.139 bln

Forex held by commercial banks            $4.453 bln    $4.435 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                                LAST           PVS

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Change mth/mth (pct) July                       0.25          0.04

Change yr/yr (pct) July                         9.60         11.26

Change mth/mth (pct) July                        0.4          0.05

Change yr/yr (pct) July                          7.2          6.40

Trade Balance Jun                        $-1.838 bln   $-1.732 bln

Exports Jun                               $2.141 bln    $2.159 bln

Imports Jun                               $3.979 bln    $3.891 bln

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ANNUAL INDICATORS

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FISCAL YEAR                                  2011/12       2010/11

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Population (millions)                        *178.91        175.31

Per capita income                             $1,372        $1,258

External debt (billion dlr)                 *$60.283       $61.134

Gross domestic product growth               *3.7 pct       3.0 pct

Manufacturing sector growth                 *3.6 pct       3.1 pct

Services sector growth                      *4.0 pct       4.4 pct

Agricultural sector growth                  *3.1 pct       2.4 pct

Commodity producing sector growth           *3.3 pct       1.5 pct

Average consumer price inflation           *10.8 pct           N/A

Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP)                 *5.0 pct       5.5 pct

Trade balance (FBS July-June)           $-21.271 bln  $-15.604 bln

Exports                                  $23.641 bln   $24.810 bln

Imports                                  $44.912 bln   $40.414 bln

Current A/C balance                        $4.52 bln      $214 mln

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