Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - Monday (October 01, 2018).

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                         MONDAY            PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)    124.20/124.26       124.20/124.25

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                  127.50              125.80

Karachi 100-share Index               40,929.44           40,851.69

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm               50,926.86           50,840.38

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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       Sept 26                Sept

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Three-month bills                        7.7500              7.7500

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

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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                             Sept 19                 PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves       $15,521.5 mln       $15,790.1 mln

Forex held by central bank         $9,036.2 mln        $9,328.8 mln

Forex held by commercial banks     $6,485.3 mln        $6,461.3 mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                           LAST                 PVS

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Consumer price index                          -                   -

Change mth/mth (pct) Sept                   0.1                 0.2

Change yr/yr (pct) Sept                     5.1                 5.8

Wholesale price index Sept                    -                   -

Change mth/mth (pct) Sept                   0.8                 1.0

Change yr/yr (pct) Sept                     9.2                11.0

Trade Balance Sept                          N/A                 N/A

Exports Sept                                N/A                 N/A

Imports Sept                                N/A                 N/A

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ANNUAL INDICATORS

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FISCAL YEAR                             2017/18             2016/17

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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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