Pakistan Economic Indicators

KARACHI: Pakistan Economic Indicators - Monday (August 24, 2020).

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DAILY INDICATORS
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                                     WEDNESDAY           PREVIOUS
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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)   168.20/168.40      168.25/168.35
Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                  168.5              168.3
Karachi 100-share Index              39,802.60          39,621.59
Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm             101,595.42         101,166.42
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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       12-Aug             30-Jul
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Three-month bills                         6.99             6.9501
Six-month bills                           7.18             7.0995
12-month bills                            7.15               6.14
Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results
Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on       20-Aug             21-Jul
Three-year PIB                             8.2               7.37
Five-year PIB                             8.45               8.37
10-year PIB                               8.99               8.99
20-Year PIB                               9.98               9.75
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WEEKLY INDICATORS
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Week ending                              13-Aug               PVS
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Total liquid forex reserves         $19,655.5m         $19,518.3m
Forex held by central bank          $12,608.4m         $12,469.3m
Forex held by commercial banks       $7,047.1m          $7,049.0m
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MONTHLY INDICATORS
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                                          LAST                PVS
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Consumer price index
Change mth/mth (pct) July                  2.5                0.8
Change yr/yr (pct) July                    9.3                8.6
Wholesale price index July
Change mth/mth (pct) July                  5.4                0.3
Change yr/yr (pct) July                    2.3                0.9
Trade Balance July                         N/A                N/A
Exports July                               N/A                N/A
Imports July                               N/A                N/A
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ANNUAL INDICATORS
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FISCAL YEAR                            2019/20            2018/19
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Population (millions)                   196.17             191.71
Per capita income                       $1,516             $1,652
External debt (billion rupees)       15,087.50           6,692.50
Domestic debt (billion rupees)       22,649.90          15,437.40
Gross domestic product growth          5.4 pct           4.24 pct
Manufacturing sector growth             5 pct                 4.4
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     11.11 pct                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 deficit                  $13.5 bln          $19.9 bln
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• = Provisional

SBP = State Bank of Pakistan

FBS = Federal Bureau of Statistics