Pakistan Economic Indicators

KARACHI: Pakistan Economic Indicators - Thursday (June 4, 2020).

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                      THURSDAY           PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)   163.30/164.70      164.00/164.50

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                 163.00             163.50

Karachi 100-share Index              34,119.39          34,401.42

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm              83,762.00          83,762.60

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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        May 3             May 20

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Three-month bills                       8.1298             8.1496

Six-month bills                         7.9757             7.8050

12-month bills                          7.7101             7.7499

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on     April 15            March 4

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Three-year PIB                          8.5600            11.5888

Five-year PIB                           8.8300            10.9900

10-year PIB                             9.0000            10.8500

20-Year PIB                            10.7000            11.7999

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                             May 29                PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves         $16,920.1m       $18,597.9mln

Forex held by central bank          $10,362.1m       $12,073.9mln

Forex held by commercial banks       $6,558.0m        $6,524.0mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                          LAST                PVS

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Consumer price index

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Change mth/mth (pct) May                   0.3                0.8

Change yr/yr (pct) May                     8.2                8.5

Wholesale price index May

Change mth/mth (pct) May                   2.1                2.1

Change yr/yr (pct) May                     1.5                5.1

Trade Balance May                          N/A                N/A

Exports May                                N/A                N/A

Imports May                                N/A                N/A

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ANNUAL INDICATORS

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FISCAL YEAR                            2019/20            2018/19

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Population (millions)                   196.17             191.71

Per capita income                       $1,516             $1,652

External debt (billion rupees)        15,087.5            6,692.5

Domestic debt (billion rupees)        22,649.9           15,437.4

Gross domestic product growth          5.4 pct           4.24 pct

Manufacturing sector growth              5 pct               4.40

Services sector growth                     N/A                N/A

Agricultural sector growth             4.1 pct            5.5 pct

Commodity producing sector growth          N/A                N/A

Average consumer price inflation     11.11 pct                N/A

Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP)            5.8 pct               4.16

Trade balance (FBS July-June)       $-26,568bn         $-19,283bn

Exports                              $171,511m          $186,384m

Imports                              $462,763m          $494,721m

Current a/c deficit                    $13.5bn            $19.9bn

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• = Provisional

SBP = State Bank of Pakistan

FBS = Federal Bureau of Statistics