Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - Monday (July 02, 2018).

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                           Monday            PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)                N/A       121.40/121.50

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                    124.50              123.40

Karachi 100-share Index                 41,734.05           41,910.90

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                       N/A           50,797.43

CENTRAL BANK AUCTIONS

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Treasury bill auction results:

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on         June 20              May 23

Three-month bills                          6.7596              6.2591

Six-month bills                 Bids Not Received   Bids Not Received

12-month bills                  Bids Not Received   Bids Not Received

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on         June 13              May 30

Three-year PIB                            99.2784              7.2004

Five-year PIB                             97.8000              8.0308

10-year PIB                              100.2900           20,825.50

20-Year PIB                      No Bids Received    No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                               JUNE 22                 PVS

Total liquid forex reserves         $16,243.9 mln       $16,798.0 mln

Forex held by central bank           $9,662.5 mln       $10,264.3 mln

Forex held by commercial banks       $6,581.4 mln        $6,533.7 mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                             LAST                 PVS

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Consumer price index

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Change mth/mth (pct) May                      0.5                 1.8

Change yr/yr (pct) May                        4.2                 3.7

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Wholesale price index May

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Change mth/mth (pct) May                      1.3                 1.3

Change yr/yr (pct) May                        5.6                 4.0

Trade Balance May                             N/A                 N/A

Exports May                                   N/A                 N/A

Imports May                                   N/A                 N/A

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ANNUAL INDICATORS

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FISCAL YEAR                               2017/18             2016/17

Population (millions)                      196.17              191.71

Per capita income                          $1,561              $1,512

External debt (billion dlr)             *$6,692.5            $5,460.6

Domestic debt (billion rupees)           15,437.4            14,192.6

Gross domestic product growth             5.3 pct            4.24 pct

Manufacturing sector growth              4.40 pct                 N/A

Services sector growth                        N/A                 N/A

Agricultural sector growth                4.1 pct             5.5 pct

Commodity producing sector growth             N/A                 N/A

Average consumer price inflation             4.16                 N/A

Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP)               5.8 pct                4.16

Trade balance (FBS July-June)        $-26,568 bln        $-19,283 bln

Exports                              $171,511 mln        $186,384 mln

Imports                              $462,763 mln        $494,721 mln

Current a/c balance                   $-12.09 bln          $-19.3 bln

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