Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - May 30,2011

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DAILY INDICATORS
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                                       SATURDAY       PREVIOUS
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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)      85.83/85.89    85.65/85.75
Rupee/US $ (kerb market)            85.80/86.00    85.80/86.00
Karachi 100-share index               12,225.52      12,198.12
Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                  42,428         42,171
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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 18          May 4
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Three-months bills                      13.2081        13.0697
Six-month bills                         13.5984        13.4841
12-months bills                         13.8424        13.7905
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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) Auction Results:
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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on:       May 25         Apr 27
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11.25 pct coupon, three-Year PIB        14.0031        14.0036
11.50 pct coupon, five-Year PIB         14.0564        14.0718
11.75 pct coupon, seven-year PIB     B/Rejected     B/Rejected
12.00 pct coupon, 10-Year PIB           14.0998        14.0995
12.50 pct coupon, 15-Year PIB           14.1082     B/Rejected
13.00 pct coupon, 20-Year PIB           14.1425     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                              May 21         May 14
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Total liquid forex reserves          $17.07 bln     $16.97 bln
Forex held by central bank           $13.67 bln     $13.56 bln
Forex held by other banks            $ 3.40 bln     $ 3.41 bln
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MONTHLY INDICATORS
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                                           LAST            PVS
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Change mth/mth (pct) Apr                   1.62           1.48
Change Yr/Yr (pct) Apr                    13.04          13.16
Change mth/mth (pct) Apr                   2.26           3.34
Change Yr/Yr (pct) Apr                    25.92          25.41
Trade Balance Apr                     $-870 mln      $-920 mln
Exports Apr                            $2.3 bln      $2.49 bln
Imports Apr                           $3.24 bln      $3.41 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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