Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - June 08, 2015.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                           FRIDAY           PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)      101.85/101.92      101.82/101.87

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)             102.60/102.90      102.60/102.90

Karachi 100-share index                 34,012.49          34,085.74

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                    39,728                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 27             May 13

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Three-months bills                         6.6171             6.8860

Six-month bills                            6.6511             6.8869

12-month bills                             6.7535             6.8907

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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 29             May 22

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Total liquid forex reserves           $17.028 bln        $17.494 bln

Forex held by central bank            $11.913 bln        $12.284 bln

Forex held by commercial banks         $5.115 bln         $5.210 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                             LAST                PVS

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Consumer price index May                      N/A                N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) May                     0.76                1.3

Change yr/yr (pct) May                       3.16                2.1

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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