Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - Monday (November 19, 2018).

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                         MONDAY            PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)    133.80/133.99       133.80/133.99

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                  133.70              133.80

Karachi 100-share Index               41,352.77           41,660.75

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm               52,898.25           52,641.21

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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         Nov 7              Oct 24

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Three-month bills                     3,575,441              8.8000

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        Oct 17                   -

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Three-year PIB                        3,652.592                 N/A

Five-year PIB                         2,549.552                 N/A

10-year PIB                           1,239.944                 N/A

20-Year PIB                    No Bids Received    No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                               Nov 9                 PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves       $13,823.0 mln       $14,068.1 mln

Forex held by central bank         $7,482.9 mln        $7,678.9 mln

Forex held by commercial banks     $6,349.1 mln        $6,389.2 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                   2.6                 0.1

Change yr/yr (pct) Sept                     7.0                 5.1

Wholesale price index Sept                    -                   -

Change mth/mth (pct) Sept                   4.2                 0.8

Change yr/yr (pct) Sept                    13.1                 9.2

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

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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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