Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - December 07, 2015.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                        FRIDAY       PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)   105.34/105.40  105.47/105.52

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)          107.00/107.30  107.20/107.50

Karachi 100-share index              32,707.91      32,565.14

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                 38,100            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 25         Nov 11

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Three-month bills                       6.3933         6.2591

Six-month bills                         6.3946         6.3092

12-month bills                   Bids Rejected         6.3098

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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        No Bids

                                      Received       Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                             Nov 27            PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves        $19.819 bln    $19.828 bln

Forex held by central bank         $14.787 bln    $14.677 bln

Forex held by commercial banks      $5.032 bln     $5.151 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                          LAST            PVS

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Consumer price index Nov                   N/A         203.03

Change mth/mth (pct) Nov                   0.6            0.5

Change yr/yr (pct) Nov                     2.7            1.6

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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