Pakistan Economic Indicators

KARACHI: Pakistan Economic Indicators - Thursday (December 31, 2020).

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DAILY INDICATORS
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                                      THURSDAY           PREVIOUS
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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)   160.20/160.30      160.50/160.60
Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)   159.80/159.90      160.20/160.30
Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                 159.70             160.05
Karachi 100-share Index              43,755.38          43,694.76
Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm              97,737.30          97,436.86
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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       Dec 31             Dec 17
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Three-month bills                       7.1498             7.1202
Six-month bills                         7.2000             7.1701
12-month bills                          7.2900             7.2400
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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results
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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on       Dec 31             Dec 16
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Three-year PIB                         98.8132            99.6467
Five-year PIB                   No bid recivied           99.2323
10-year PIB                     No bid recivied     Bids rejected
20-Year PIB                            95.2853            95.2853
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WEEKLY INDICATORS
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Week ending                             Dec 24                PVS
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Total liquid forex reserves      $20,254.0 mln      $20,131.1 mln
Forex held by central bank       $13,150.9 mln      $13,216.2 mln
Forex held by commercial banks    $7,103.1 mln       $7,096.9 mln
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MONTHLY INDICATORS
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                                          LAST                PVS
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Consumer price index
Change mth/mth (pct) Nov                   0.8                1.7
Change yr/yr (pct) Nov                     8.3                8.9
Wholesale price index Nov
Change mth/mth (pct) Nov                   0.9                2.9
Change yr/yr (pct) Nov                     5.0                5.1
Trade Balance Nov                          N/A                N/A
Exports Nov                                N/A                N/A
Imports Nov                                N/A                N/A
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ANNUAL INDICATORS
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FISCAL YEAR                            2020/21            2019/20
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Population (millions)              207,774,520        207,774,520
Per capita income                          N/A             $1,433
External debt (billion rupees)        17,000.0           15,087.5
Domestic debt (billion rupees)         23.5 tr           22,649.9
Gross domestic product growth          1.0 pct           1.33 pct
Manufacturing sector growth               -5.4              5 pct
Services sector growth                    -0.6                N/A
Agricultural sector growth            2.67 pct            4.1 pct
Commodity producing sector growth          N/A                N/A
Average consumer price inflation     11.11 pct                N/A
Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP)            8.1 pct            5.8 pct
Trade balance (FBS July-June)      $-1,740 bln        $-1,673 bln
Exports                                    N/A       $147,000 mln
Imports                                    N/A       $235,295 mln
Current a/c deficit                   $792 mln          $2.97 bln
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• = Provisional

SBP = State Bank of Pakistan

FBS = Federal Bureau of Statistics