Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - October 19, 2015.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                            FRIDAY           PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)       104.31/104.36      104.32/104.37

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)              104.55/104.80      104.50/104.80

Karachi 100-share index                  33,954.98          33,921.96

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                     40,114                N/A

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CENTRAL BANK AUCTIONS114

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Treasury bill auction results:

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on           Oct 14            Sept 30

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Three-month bills                           6.4380             6.4828

Six-month bills                             6.4800             6.4800

12-month bills                              6.4800      Bids Rejected

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on            Oct 7             Sept 9

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Three-year PIB                              7.1967             7.3536

Five-year PIB                               8.1805             8.3338

10-year PIB                                 9.2299             9.3406

20-Year PIB                       No Bids Received   No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                                  Oct 9                PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves            $19.993 bln        $20.054 bln

Forex held by central bank             $15.104 bln        $15.202 bln

Forex held by commercial banks          $4.889 bln         $4.852 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                              LAST                PVS

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Consumer price index Sept                      N/A                N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Sept                      0.1                0.2

Change yr/yr (pct) Sept                        1.3                1.8

Wholesale price index Sept                     N/A                N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Sept                      0.4                0.5

Change yr/yr (pct) Sept                        3.5                2.9

Trade Balance Sept                     $-1.753 bln        $-1.988 bln

Exports Sept                            $1.732 bln         $1.835 bln

Imports Sept                            $3.485 bln         $3.823 bln

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ANNUAL INDICATORS

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FISCAL YEAR                                2014/15            2013/14

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Population (millions)                      *191.71              188.2

Per capita income                           $1,512             $1,333

External debt (billion dlr)               *$62.649            $63.960

Domestic debt (billion rupees)              12,226             12,083

Gross domestic product growth             4.24 pct           4.03 pct

Manufacturing sector growth                    N/A           5.55 pct

Services sector growth                     5.0 pct            4.4 pct

Agricultural sector growth                 2.9 pct            2.7 pct

Commodity producing sector growth             3.24               3.55

Average consumer price inflation               N/A            8.6 pct

Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP)                    N/A                N/A

Trade balance (FBS July-June)         $-22.095 bln       $-19.963 bln

Exports                                $23.885 bln        $25.110 bln

Imports                                $45.980 bln        $45.073 bln

Current A/C balance                    $-2.280 bln        $-3.130 bln

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