Outlook for 2008-09: Economic forecast.

The article presents an economic forecast for Pakistan for the 2008-2009 period. It is expected that economic growth in the U.S., the largest export market of Pakistan, will slow to 0.8% in 2008. The forecast for Pakistan's real gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the year has been revised down from 4.6% to 3.6%. Year-on-year consumer price inflation is predicted to increase by 15.6% in 2008 and 8.1% in 2009, and the currency is expected to average 65.3 Pakistani rupees:US$1 in 2008 and 67.6 Pakistani rupees:US$1 in 2009.