Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - November 23, 2015.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                        FRIDAY           PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)   105.45/105.50      105.43/105.49

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)          105.95/106.25      105.95/106.25

Karachi 100-share index              33,857.00          33,908.44

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                 38,785                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       Nov 11             Oct 28

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Three-month bills                       6.2591             6.3038

Six-month bills                         6.3092             6.3305

12-month bills                          6.3098             6.3325

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on       Nov 18              Oct 7

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Three-year PIB                          7.0270             7.1967

Five-year PIB                           7.9999             8.1805

10-year PIB                             9.1507             9.2299

20-Year PIB                   No Bids Received   No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                             Nov 13                PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves        $19.713 bln        $19.746 bln

Forex held by central bank         $14.589 bln        $14.704 bln

Forex held by commercial banks      $5.124 bln         $5.042 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                          LAST                PVS

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Consumer price index Oct                203.03             202.04

Change mth/mth (pct) Oct                   0.5                0.1

Change yr/yr (pct) Oct                     1.6                1.3

Wholesale price index Oct               208.69             207.60

Change mth/mth (pct) Oct                   0.5                0.4

Change yr/yr (pct) Oct                     2.7                3.5

Trade Balance Oct                  $-2.197 bln        $-1.753 bln

Exports Oct                         $1.729 bln         $1.732 bln

Imports Oct                         $3.926 bln         $3.485 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                $-2.627 bln        $-3.130 bln

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