Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - August 17, 2015.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                      THURSDAY           PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)   101.82/101.87      101.76/101.81

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)          103.10/103.35      103.15/103.40

Karachi 100-share index              35,937.33          35,892.77

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                 38,742                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        Aug 5            July 22

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Three-months bills                      6.9308             6.9308

six-month bills                         6.9513             6.9513

12-month bills                          6.9595             6.9595

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on       Aug 12            July 15

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three-year PIB                          7.6004             8.0940

five-year PIB                           8.5181             8.9990

10-year PIB                             9.4007      Bids Rejected

20-Year PIB                   No Bids Received   No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                              Aug 7            July 31

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Total liquid forex reserves        $18.678 bln        $18.822 bln

Forex held by central bank         $13.627 bln        $13.767 bln

Forex held by commercial banks      $5.051 bln         $5.055 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                          LAST                PVS

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Consumer price index July                  N/A                N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) July                  0.4                0.6

Change yr/yr (pct) July                    1.8                3.2

Wholesale price index July                 N/A                N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) July                  0.4                1.2

Change yr/yr (pct) July                    2.9                2.0

Trade Balance June                 $-2.378 bln        $-1.894 bln

Exports June                        $2.016 bln         $1.953 bln

Imports June                        $4.394 bln         $3.847 bln

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ANNUAL INDICATORS

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FISCAL YEAR                            2014/15            2013/14

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Population (millions)                  *191.71              188.2

Per capita income                       $1.512             $1,333

External debt (billion dlr)           *$62.649            $63.960

Domestic debt (billion rupees)          12,226             12,083

Gross domestic product growth         4.24 pct           4.03 pct

Manufacturing sector growth                N/A           5.55 pct

Services sector growth                 5.0 pct            4.4 pct

Agricultural sector growth             2.9 pct            2.7 pct

Commodity producing sector growth         3.24               3.55

Average consumer price inflation           N/A            8.6 pct

Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP)                N/A                N/A

Trade balance (FBS July-June)     $-22.095 bln       $-19.963 bln

Exports                            $23.885 bln        $25.110 bln

Imports                            $45.980 bln        $45.073 bln

Current A/C balance                $-2.280 bln        $-3.130 bln

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