Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - June 27, 2011

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DAILY INDICATORS
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                                          SATURDAY      PREVIOUS
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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)         85.90/85.95   85.88/85.92
Rupee/US $ (kerb market)               86.10/86.30   86.00/86.20
Karachi 100-share index                  12,455.34     12,508.42
Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                     42,000        42,257
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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:         June 15        June 1
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Three-months bills                         13.4851       13.5313
Six-month bills                            13.7357       13.7586
12-months bills                            13.9074       13.9074
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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) Auction Results:
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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on:         June 22        May 25
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11.25 pct coupon, three-Year PIB           14.0031       14.0031
11.50 pct coupon, five-Year PIB            14.0477       14.0564
11.75 pct coupon, seven-year PIB        B/Rejected    B/Rejected
12.00 pct coupon, 10-Year PIB              14.0873       14.0998
12.50 pct coupon, 15-Year PIB              14.0999       14.1082
13.00 pct coupon, 20-Year PIB              14.1394       14.1425
13.75 Pct coupon, 30-Year PIB              14.1883    B/Rejected
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WEEKLY INDICATORS
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Week ending                                June 18       June 11
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Total liquid forex reserves             $17.52 bln   $17.518 bln
Forex held by central bank              $14.11 bln   $14.086 bln
Forex held by other banks               $ 3.41 bln   $ 3.432 bln
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MONTHLY INDICATORS
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                                              LAST           PVS
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Change mth/mth (pct) May                      0.23          1.62
Change Yr/Yr (pct) May                       13.23         13.04
Change mth/mth (pct) May                       N/A          2.26
Change Yr/Yr (pct) May                         N/A         25.92
Trade Balance May                       $-1.98 bln     $-870 mln
Exports May                              $2.30 bln      $2.3 bln
Imports May                              $4.28 bln     $3.24 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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