Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - December 26, 2016.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                         Monday           PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)    104.80/104.85      104.80/104.85

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                  108.20             108.40

Karachi 100-share Index               46,689.73          46,633.99

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm               42,600.00          42,514.00

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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        Dec 21              Dec 7

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Three-month bills                        5.9910             5.9463

Six-month bills                          6.0109             5.9471

12-month bills                     Bid rejected       Bid rejected

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on        Nov 17             Oct 19

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Three-year PIB                    Bids rejected      Bids rejected

Five-year PIB                     Bids rejected      Bids rejected

10-year PIB                       Bids rejected       Bid rejected

20-Year PIB                    No Bids Received   No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                               Dec 9                PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves       $23,132.0 mln        $23,294 mln

Forex held by central bank        $18,190.6 mln          $18,323.2

Forex held by commercial banks     $4,941.6 mln       $4,971.6 mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                           LAST                PVS

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Consumer price index Oct                    3.8                4.2

Change mth/mth (pct) Oct                    0.2                0.8

Change yr/yr (pct) Oct                      0.6                0.4

Wholesale price index Oct                  0.04                N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Oct                  -0.53                N/A

Change yr/yr (pct) Oct                     2.80                N/A

Trade Balance Oct                   $-1,852 mln        $-1,513 mln

Exports Oct                          $1,742 mln         $1,791 mln

Imports Oct                          $3,594 mln         $3.304 mln

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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                 $-2.709 bln        $-3.130 bln

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