Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - Monday (October 22, 2018).

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                    Monday                       PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)      133.50/133.89           133.50/133.72

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)             133.30                         132.80

Karachi 100-share Index             38,345.42                   38,430.27

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm             52,726.00                   52,726.00

CENTRAL BANK AUCTIONS

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Treasury bill auction results:

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on   Oct 10                        Sept 26

Three-month bills                   8.8000                         7.7500

Six-month bills                     8.8492              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   Oct 17                              -

Three-year PIB                      3,652.592                           -

Five-year PIB                       2,549.552                           -

10-year PIB                         1,239.944                           -

20-Year PIB                         No Bids Received     No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                         Oct 12                            PVS

Total liquid forex reserves         $14,613.9 mln           $14,852.1 mln

Forex held by central bank          $8,088.9 mln             $8,307.8 mln

Forex held by commercial banks      $6,525.0 mln             $6,544.3 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) 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                         2018/19                       2017/18

Population (millions)               196.17                         191.71

Per capita income                   $1,561                         $1,512

External debt (billion rupees)      7,795.8                       6,692.5

Domestic debt (billion rupees)      16,415.2                     15,437.4

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                 $2.7 bln                    $2.47 bln

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