Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - October 10, 2011

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DAILY INDICATORS
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                                             SATURDAY        PREVIOUS
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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)            87.38/87.43     87.34/87.39
Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                   88.30/88.80     88.40/88.80
Karachi 100-share index                     11,853.84       11,839.00
Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                        47,228             N/A
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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               Oct 5         Sept 21
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Three-months bills                            12,7472         13.0697
Six-month bills                               12.7783         13.2331
12-month bills                                12.8383         13.3124
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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results
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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on             Sept 14          Aug 17
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11.25 percent coupon, three-year PIB          13.2218         13,4767
11.50 percent coupon, five-year PIB           13.2356         13,4984
11.75 percent coupon, seven-year PIB       B/Rejected      B/Rejected
12.00 percent coupon, 10-year PIB             13.2504         13,5094
12.50 percent coupon, 15-year PIB       No B/Received         13,5011
13.00 percent coupon, 20-Year PIB       No B/Received      B/Rejected
13.75 percent coupon, 30-year coupon    No B/Received      B/Rejected
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WEEKLY INDICATORS
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Week ending                                    Oct 01         Sept 24
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Total liquid forex reserves                    17,345         $17.379
Forex held by central bank                     13.637         $13.738
Forex held by commercial banks                  3.708          $3.641
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MONTHLY INDICATORS
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                                                 LAST             PVS
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Consumer price index Sept                         N/A          156.88
Change mth/mth (pct) Sept                        1.03            1.40
Change yr/yr (pct) Sept                         10.46           11.56
Wholesale price index Sept                        N/A             N/A
Change mth/mth (pct) Sept                        0.25             N/A
Change yr/yr (pct) Sept                         16.98             N/A
Trade Balance Aug                         $-1.842 bln      $-1.48 bln
Exports Aug                                    $1.964            $2.2
Imports Aug                                    $3.806            $3.6
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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
Total F.debt as pct of GDP                        N/A             N/A
Domestic debt (billion rupees)                 *5,594           4,894
Total domestic debt as pct of GDP                 N/A             N/A
Gross domestic product growth                *2.4 pct         3.8 pct
Manufacturing sector growth                  *1.7 pct         4.9 pct
Services sector growth                       *4.1 pct         2.9 pct
Agricultural sector growth                        N/A             N/A
Commodity producing sector growth                 N/A             N/A
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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