Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - July 13, 2015.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                          FRIDAY           PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)     101.71/101.79      101.75/101.80

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)            102.65/102.90      102.60/102.85

Karachi 100-share index                35,112.29          35,147.13

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                   38,957                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         July 8            June 24

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Three-months bills                           N/A             6.9308

Six-month bills                              N/A             6.9513

12-month bills                               N/A             6.9710

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on        June 17             May 21

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three-year PIB                            8.0934             7.5527

five-year PIB                             8.9994             8.1041

10-year PIB                        Bids Rejected             9.2505

20-Year PIB                     No Bids Received   No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                               July 3            June 26

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Total liquid forex reserves          $18.714 bln        $18.201 bln

Forex held by central bank           $13.535 bln        $13.088 bln

Forex held by commercial banks        $5.179 bln         $5.113 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                            LAST                PVS

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Consumer price index June                    N/A                N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) June                    0.6                0.8

Change yr/yr (pct) June                      3.2                3.2

Wholesale price index May                    N/A                N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) May                     1.1                0.9

Change yr/yr (pct) May                       1.8                2.9

Trade Balance May                    $-1.894 bln        $-1.795 bln

Exports May                           $1.953 bln         $1.995 bln

Imports May                           $3.847 bln         $3.790 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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