Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - March 07,2011

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DAILY INDICATORS
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                                           SATURDAY       PREVIOUS
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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)          85.39/85.44    85.47/85.52
Rupee/US $ (kerb market)                85.40/85.55    85.40/85.55
Karachi 100-share index                   12,000.03      11,762.00
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:           Feb 23          Feb 9
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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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