Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - January, 10 2011

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DAILY INDICATORS
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                                      SATURDAY              PREVIOUS
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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)             n/a           85.70/85.75
Rupee/US $ (kerb market)           85.70/85.90           85.70/85.90
Karachi 100-share index              12,389.04             12,323.47
Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                 38,228                38,014
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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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W%ek ending                             Jan 01                Dec 25
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Total liquid frx reserves              $17.197 bln        $16.42 bln
Forex held by central bank             $13.528 bln        $12.71 bln
Forex held by other banks              $ 3.669 bln        $ 3.71 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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