Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - February, 28 2010

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DAILY INDICATORS
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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)           85.65/85.70     85.55/85.60
Rupee/US $ (kerb market)                 85.45/85.65     85.40/85.55
Karachi 100-share index                    11,223.52       11,539.26
Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                       38,742          38,742
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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 23           Feb 9
Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on:            Feb 23           Feb 9
Three-months bills                           13.4851         13.5313
Six-month bills                              13.6899         13.6899
12-months bills                              13.8554         13,8554
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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 19          Feb 12
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Total liquid forex reserves              $17.589 bln      $17.44 bln
Forex held by central bank               $14.080 bln      $13.91 bln
Forex held by other banks                $ 3.509 bln      $ 3.53 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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