Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - May 26, 2015.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                          MONDAY           PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)     101.90/101.97      101.90/101.95

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)            103.50/103.75      103.15/103.40

Karachi 100-share index                32,707.22          32,605.62

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                   40,114                N/A

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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         May 13           April 29

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Three-months bills                        6.8860             7.3798

Six-month bills                           6.8869             7.2954

12-month bills                            6.8907             7.2239

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on         May 21           April 22

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three-year PIB                            7.5527             7.8502

five-year PIB                             8.1041             8.4219

10-year PIB                               9.2505             9.3402

20-Year PIB                     No Bids Received   Bids no Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                               May 15              May 8

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Total liquid forex reserves          $17.749 bln        $17.739 bln

Forex held by central bank           $12.512 bln        $12.550 bln

Forex held by commercial banks        $5.237 bln         $5.189 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                            LAST                PVS

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Consumer price index Apr                     N/A                N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Apr                     1.3                0.2

Change yr/yr (pct) Apr                       2.1                2.5

Wholesale price index Apr                    N/A                N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Apr                     0.9               0.01

Change yr/yr (pct) Apr                       2.9                3.7

Trade Balance Apr                    $-1.795 bln        $-1.556 bln

Exports Apr                           $1.995 bln         $1.932 bln

Imports Apr                           $3.790 bln         $3.488 bln

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ANNUAL INDICATORS

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FISCAL YEAR                              2013/14            2012/13

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Population (millions)                     *188.2             184.35

Per capita income                         $1,386             $1,340

External debt (billion dlr)             *$61.805            $60.857

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

Domestic debt (billion rupees)            10,832             11,036

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

Gross domestic product growth          *4.14 pct            3.7 pct

Manufacturing sector growth            *5.55 pct           4.53 pct

Services sector growth                  *4.3 pct            4.9 pct

Agricultural sector growth             *2.12 pct            2.9 pct

Commodity producing sector growth            N/A                N/A

Average consumer price inflation        *8.6 pct            7.4 pct

Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP)                  N/A            8.8 pct

Trade balance (FBS July-June)        $-19.98 bln        $-20.49 bln

Exports                               $25.13 bln         $24.46 bln

Imports                               $45.11 bln         $44.95 bln

Current A/C balance                   $3.096 bln         $2.496 bln

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