Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - February, 21 2010

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DAILY INDICATORS
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                                          SATURDAY        PREVIOUS
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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)         85.41/85.45     85.37/85.44
Rupee/US $ (kerb market)               85.60/85.75     85.70/85.80
Karachi 100-share index                  12,041.15       12,061.77
Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                     38,314          37,185
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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:           Feb 9          Jan 26
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Three-months bills                         13.5313         13.6699
Six-month bills                            13.6899         13.7128
12-months bills                            13.8554         13,8814
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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) Auction Results:
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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on:          Feb 15          Dec 23
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11.25 pct coupon, three-Year PIB           14.2473         14.2486
11.50 pct coupon, five-Year PIB            14.2924         14.2973
11.75 pct coupon, seven-year PIB        B/Rejected      B/Rejected
12.00 pct coupon, 10-Year PIB              14.2710         14,3597
12.50 pct coupon, 15-Year PIB           B/Rejected      B/Rejected
13.00 pct coupon, 20-Year PIB           B/Rejected      B/Rejected
13.75 Pct coupon, 30-Year PIB           B/Rejected      B/Rejected
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WEEKLY INDICATORS
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Week ending                                 Feb 12           Feb 5
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Total liquid forex reserves             $17.44 bln     $17.314 bln
Forex held by central bank              $13.91 bln     $13.766 bln
Forex held by other banks               $ 3.53 bln     $ 3.548 bln
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MONTHLY INDICATORS
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                                              LAST             PVS
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Consumer price index Jan                       N/A          243.60
Change mth/mth (pct) Jan                       N/A            0.51
Change Yr/Yr (pct) Jan                       14.19           15.46
Wholesale price index Jan                      N/A          278.38
Change mth/mth (pct) Jan                       N/A            1.06
Change Yr/Yr (pct) Jan                       22.60           25.72
Trade Balance Jan                       $-1.11 bln      $-1.62 bln
Exports Jan                              $2.32 bln       $2.13 bln
Imports Jan                              $3.44 bln       $3.75 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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