Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - September 05, 2011

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DAILY INDICATORS
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                                          TUESDAY      PREVIOUS
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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)        87.22/87.27   87.15/87.20
Rupee/US$ (kerb market)               86.80/87.00   86.70/86.90
Karachi 100-share index                 11,070.58     10,903.88
Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                       N/A        51,685
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CENTRAL BANK AUCTIONS
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Treasury bill auction results:
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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on          Aug 24        Aug 10
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Three-months bills                        13,0697       13.0697
Six-month bills                           13.2787       13.2787
12-month bills                            13.3768       13.3768
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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results
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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on          Aug 17       June 22
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11.25 percent coupon, three-year PIB      13.4767       14,0031
11.50 percent coupon, five-year PIB       13.4984       14,0477
11.75 percent coupon, seven-year PIB   B/Rejected    B/Rejected
12.00 percent coupon, 10-year PIB         13.5094       14,0873
12.50 percent coupon, 15-year PIB         13.5011       14,0999
13.00 percent coupon, 20-Year PIB      B/Rejected       14,1394
13.75 percent coupon, 30-year coupon   B/Rejected       14,1883
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WEEKLY INDICATORS
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Week ending                                Aug 20        Aug 13
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Total liquid forex reserves                $17,96        $18.04
Forex held by central bank                 $14.50        $14.55
Forex held by commercial banks              $3.46         $3.49
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MONTHLY INDICATORS
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                                             LAST           PVS
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Change mth/mth (pct) July                    1.80          0.55
Change yr/yr (pct) July                     13.77         13.13
Change mth/mth (pct) July                    0.64          0.56
Change yr/yr (pct) July                     18.75         24.37
Trade Balance July                     $-1.48 bln    $-1.44 bln
Exports July                                 $2.2           N/A
Imports July                                 $3.6           N/A
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ANNUAL INDICATORS
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FISCAL YEAR                               2010/11       2009/10
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Population (millions)                     *177.18        173.51
Per capita income                           $1254         $1073
External debt (billion dlr)               *$59.53        $55.90
Domestic debt (billion rupees)             *5,594         4,894
Gross domestic product growth            *2.4 pct       3.8 pct
Manufacturing sector growth              *1.7 pct       4.9 pct
Services sector growth
 Agricultural sector growth              *4.1 pct       2.9 pct
Average consumer price inflation        *14.1 pct      11.5 pct
Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP)               4.3 pct       6.3 pct
Trade balance (FBS July-xx)           $-15.59 bln    $15.42 bln
Exports                                $24.83 bln    $19.29 bln
Imports                                $40.41 bln    $34.71 bln
Current A/C balance                     $-784 mln   $-3.456 bln
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