Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - September 14, 2015.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                         FRIDAY           PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)    104.35/104.42      104.23/104.28

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)           104.50/104.80      104.50/104.80

Karachi 100-share index               33,672.72          33,792.37

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                     N/A                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        September 2        Aug 19

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Three-month bills                        6.9308             6.9308

Six-month bills                          6.9513             6.9513

12-month bills                           6.9710             6.9710

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on        Sept 9             Aug 12

Three-year PIB                           7.3536             7.6004

Five-year PIB                            8.3338             8.5181

10-year PIB                              9.3406             9.4007

20-Year PIB                    No Bids Received   No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                              Sept 4             Aug 28

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Total liquid forex reserves         $18.598 bln        $18.497 bln

Forex held by central bank          $13.556 bln        $13.460 bln

Forex held by commercial banks       $5.042 bln         $5.037 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                           LAST                PVS

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Consumer price index Aug                    N/A                N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Aug                    0.2                0.4

Change yr/yr (pct) Aug                      1.7                1.8

Wholesale price index Aug                   N/A                N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Aug                    0.5                0.4

Change yr/yr (pct) Aug                      2.9                2.9

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

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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