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Economic facts and figures :
According to economic survey of Pakistan : - Domestic Product growth this year was estimated at 3.7 percent as compared to 3.0 percent 2010-11.
- Agriculture Sector is a key sector of the economy and accounts for 21 percent of GDP
- The Agriculture sector recorded a growth of 3.1 percent against 2.4
- percent during 2010-11.
- Per capita real income grew at 2.3 percent in 2011-12 as compared to 1.3 percent growth last year. In dollar terms, it increased from $ 1258 in
- 2010-11 to $ 1372 in 2011-12.
- The KSE 100 index stood at 12,496 on June 20, 2011. It crossed the barrier of
- 14,000 and closed at 14,618 on 7th May, 2012, the highest level seen in last four years showing a growth of 17 percent over the closing index of last
- financial year.
- Exports during July-April 2012 were $ 20.5 million compared to $ 20.46 billion last year
. - Imports grew by 14.5 percent and stood at $ 33.1 billion during July-April 2012
- Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves reached to $ 16.5 billion at the end-April 2012 compared to $ 17.0 billion at end-April 2011.
- Pakistan’s public debt stood at Rs. 12,024 billion as of March 31, 2012.
- According to the Labour Force Survey 2010-11, Pakistan has a labour force of 57.2 million people which is 0.9 million more than the last year.
- The contribution of Hydel in electricity generation increased to 33.6 percent in 2011.
- Pakistan has huge coal reserves estimated at over 185 billion tones.
- The Benazir Income Support Programme, a flagship program of the Government, has made a remarkable progress by providing much needed relief to over 4 million recipients all over Pakistan. Over the last 4 years, BISP was provided over Rs. 178 billion out which Rs. 153 billion were contributed from domestic resources. A total amount of Rs. 122 billion has been disbursed to its
- recipients up to March 2012.
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