Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - January, 03 2011

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DAILY INDICATORS
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                                       SATURDAY       PREVIOUS
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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)              N/A    85.61/85.68
Rupee/US $ (kerb market)            85.50/85.70            N/A
Karachi 100-share index               12,022.46      12,031.46
Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                  39,128            N/A
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CENTRAL BANK AUCTIONS
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Treasury Bills Auction Results:
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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on:       Dec 29         Dec 15
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Three-months bills                      13.2542        13.1997
Six-month bills                         13.4613        13.4032
12-months bills                         13.7775        13.6973
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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) Auction Results:
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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on:       Dec 23         Oct 13
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11.25 pct coupon, three-Year PIB        14.2486        13.8975
11.50 pct coupon, five-Year PIB         14.2973        13.9991
11.75 pct coupon, seven-year PIB     B/Rejected     B/Rejected
12.00 pct coupon, 10-Year PIB           14.3597        14,0998
12.50 pct coupon, 15-Year PIB        B/Rejected     B/Rejected
13.00 pct coupon, 20-Year PIB        B/Rejected        14.1993
13.75 Pct coupon, 30-Year PIB        B/Rejected     B/Rejected
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WEEKLY INDICATORS
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Week ending                              Dec 25         Dec 18
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Total liquid forex reserves          $16.42 bln    $16.393 bln
Forex held by central bank           $12.71 bln    $12.631 bln
Forex held by other banks            $ 3.71 bln    $ 3.762 bln
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MONTHLY INDICATORS
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                                           LAST            PVS
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Consumer price index Nov                    N/A         241.17
Change mth/mth (pct) Nov                    N/A           0.62
Change Yr/Yr (pct) Nov                    15.48          15.33
Wholesale price index Nov                   N/A         266.19
Change mth/mth (pct) Nov                    N/A           3.09
Change Yr/Yr (pct) Nov                    24.65          23.80
Trade Balance Nov                    $-1.34 bln     $-1.23 bln
Exports Nov                           $1.77 bln      $1.98 bln
Imports Nov                           $3.12 bln      $3.22 bln
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ANNUAL INDICATORS
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FISCAL YEAR                             2009/10        2008/09
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Population (millions)                   *169.84         163.67
Per capita income                           N/A          $1046
External debt (billion dlr)              *53.01          $50.1
Total F.Debt as pct of GDP                  N/A           30.2
Domestic debt (billion rupees)           *4,633          3,758
Total domestic debt as pct of GDP           N/A        23.3pct
Gross domestic product growth          *4.1 pct        1.2 pct
Manufacturing sector growth            *4.4 pct        3.3 pct
Services sector growth                 *4.6 pct        1.6 pct
Agricultural sector growth             *2.0 pct        4.0 pct
Commodity Producing sector growth      *3.6 pct            N/A
Average consumer price inflation     *11.73 pct      20.77 pct
Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP)             6.3 pct        5.2 pct
Trade balance (FBS July-May)       $-15.327 bln   $-17.134 bln
Exports                            $ 19.382 bln   $ 17.688 bln
Imports                            $ 34.709 bln   $ 34.822 bln
Current A/C balance                 $-3.507 bln      $-9.3 bln
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