Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - May 10, 2011

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DAILY INDICATORS
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                                           MONDAY        PREVIOUS
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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)        84.85/84.95     85.19/85.24
Rupee/US $ (kerb market)              85.05/85.25     84.75/84.90
Karachi 100-share index                 11,932.68       11,879.96
Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                    41,341          40,885
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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:         May 04          Apr 20
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Three-months bills                        13.0697         13.2542
Six-month bills                           13.4841         13.6213
12-months bills                           13.7905         13.8684
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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) Auction Results:
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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on:         Apr 27          Mar 16
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11.25 pct coupon, three-Year PIB          14.0036         14.0789
11.50 pct coupon, five-Year PIB           14.0718         14.1108
11.75 pct coupon, seven-year PIB       B/Rejected      B/Rejected
12.00 pct coupon, 10-Year PIB             14.0995         14,1190
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                              April 30        April 23
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Total liquid forex reserves            $17.11 bln     $17.179 bln
Forex held by central bank             $13.70 bln     $13.675 bln
Forex held by other banks              $ 3.41 bln     $ 3.504 bln
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MONTHLY INDICATORS
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                                             LAST             PVS
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Consumer price index Apr                      N/A             N/A
Change mth/mth (pct) Apr                     1.62            1.48
Change Yr/Yr (pct) Apr                      13.04           13.16
Wholesale price index Apr                     N/A             N/A
Change mth/mth (pct) Apr                     2.26            3.34
Change Yr/Yr (pct) Apr                      25.92           25.41
Trade Balance Mar                       $-920 mln       $-895 bln
Exports Mar                             $2.49 bln       $2.15 bln
Imports Mar                             $3.41 bln       $3.05 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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