Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - Monday (April 22, 2019).

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                          MONDAY            PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)     141.20/141.39       141.20/141.39

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                   141.30              141.20

Karachi 100-share Index                36,901.69           37,341.05

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                59,842.17           60,271.25

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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       April 10            March 27

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Three-month bills                        11.0000             10.5500

Six-month bills                          11.0899    No bids 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       April 18              Jan 23

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Three-year PIB                           12.2000             12.2401

Five-year PIB                      Bids rejected             12.7000

10-year PIB                        Bids rejected       Bids rejected

20-Year PIB                     No Bids Received    No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                             April 12                 PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves        $16,195.2 mln       $17,228.3 mln

Forex held by central bank          $9,243.7 mln       $10,271.9 mln

Forex held by commercial banks      $6,952.2 mln        $6,956.4 mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                            LAST                 PVS

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Consumer price index                           -                   -

Change mth/mth (pct) March                   1.4                 0.6

Change yr/yr (pct) March                     9.4                 8.2

Wholesale price index March                    -                   -

Change mth/mth (pct) March                   3.6                 1.7

Change yr/yr (pct) March                    12.6                11.0

Trade Balance March                          N/A                 N/A

Exports March                                N/A                 N/A

Imports March                                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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