Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - January 23, 2012.

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DAILY INDICATORS
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                                              FRIDAY        PREVIOUS
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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)           90.17/90.25     90.00/90.10
Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                  90.30/90.50     90.30/90.50
Karachi 100-share index                    11,774.68       11,515.59
Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                       48,257          48,514
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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             Jan 11          Dec 28
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Three-months bills                           11.7825         11.8283
Six-month bills                              11.8295      B/Rejected
12-month bills                               11.8894         11.9019
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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results
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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on             Dec 21          Nov 23
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11.25 percent coupon, three-year PIB         12.4531         12.2201
11.50 percent coupon, five-year PIB          12.6993      B/Rejected
11.75 percent coupon, seven-year PIB      B/Rejected      B/Rejected
12.00 percent coupon, 10-year PIB            12.6993         12.3217
12.50 percent coupon, 15-year PIB      No B/Received   No B/Received
13.00 percent coupon, 20-Year PIB      No B/Received   No B/Received
13.75 percent coupon, 30-year coupon   No B/Received   No B/Received
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WEEKLY INDICATORS
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Week ending                                   Jan 13           Dec 6
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Total liquid forex reserves               $16.90 bln     $16.901 bln
Forex held by central bank                $12.69 bln     $12.821 bln
Forex held by commercial banks             $4.21 bln      $4.080 bln
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MONTHLY INDICATORS
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                                                LAST             PVS
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Change mth/mth (pct) Dec                        0.70            0.29
Change yr/yr (pct) Dec                          9.75           10.19
Change mth/mth (pct) Dec                         1.3            0.53
Change yr/yr (pct) Dec                           N/A           11.10
Trade Balance Dec                         $-2.41 bln      $-2.17 bln
Exports Dec                                    $1.85           $1.55
Imports Dec                                    $1.26           $3.72
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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                      *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-June)            $-15.59 bln     $-15.42 bln
Exports                                   $24.83 bln      $19.29 bln
Imports                                   $40.41 bln      $34.71 bln
Current A/C balance                         $268 mln     $-3.456 bln
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