Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - January 11, 2016.

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                                         FRIDAY           PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)    104.87/104.92      104.87/104.94

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)           106.00/106.25      106.00/106.25

Karachi 100-share index               32,534.85          32,682.50

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                     N/A                N/A

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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         Jan 6             Dec 23

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Three-month bills                        6.3038             6.3374

Six-month bills                          6.3092             6.3637

12-month bills                           6,3098             6.3914

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on        Dec 16             Nov 18

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Three-year PIB                           7.0251             7.0270

Five-year PIB                            7.9997             7.9999

10-year PIB                              9.1011             9.1507

20-Year PIB                             No Bids            No Bids

                                       Received           Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                               Jan 1                PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves         $20.810 bln            $21.073

Forex held by central bank          $15.883 bln            $16.171

Forex held by commercial banks       $4.927 bln             $4.902

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                           LAST                PVS

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Consumer price index Dec                 203.06             204.22

Change mth/mth (pct) Dec                    0.6                0.6

Change yr/yr (pct) Dec                      3.2                2.7

Wholesale price index Nov                208.72             208.69

Change mth/mth (pct) Nov                   0.01                0.5

Change yr/yr (pct) Nov                      1.7                2.7

Trade Balance Nov                       $-2.255 bln    $-2.197 bln

Exports Nov                              $1.662 bln     $1.729 bln

Imports Nov                              $3.917 bln     $3.926 bln

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ANNUAL INDICATORS

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FISCAL YEAR                             2014/15            2013/14

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                     $-2.627 bln    $-3.130 bln

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