Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - February 29, 2016.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                        FRIDAY        PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)   104.56/104.62   104.58/104.63

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)          105.95/106.25   105.90/106.20

Karachi 100-share index              31,294.08       30,802.53

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                    N/A          41,571

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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       Feb 17           Feb 3

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Three-month bills                       6.2144          6.2591

Six-month bills                         6.2239          6.2665

12-month bills                          6.2419          6.2758

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on       Feb 24          Jan 27

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Three-year PIB                          6.3469          6.5002

Five-year PIB                           7.0492          7.5484

10-year PIB                             8.2505          8.8509

20-Year PIB                            No Bids         No Bids

                                      Received        Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                             Feb 19             PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves        $20.333 bln         $20.387

Forex held by central bank         $15.479 bln         $15.514

Forex held by commercial banks      $4.854 bln          $4.873

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                          LAST             PVS

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Consumer price index Jan                203.49          203.06

Change mth/mth (pct) Jan                   0.2             0.6

Change yr/yr (pct) Jan                     3.3             3.2

Wholesale price index Jan               206.27          207.37

Change mth/mth (pct) Jan                   0.5             0.7

Change yr/yr (pct) Jan                     0.1             0.4

Trade Balance Jan                  $-1.737 bln     $-2.055 bln

Exports Jan                         $1.772 bln      $1.788 bln

Imports Jan                         $3.509 bln      $3.843 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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