Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - January 25, 2016.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                          FRIDAY               PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)     104.88/104.92          104.90/104.95

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)            106.50/106.80          106.40/106.70

Karachi 100-share index                30,949.02              30,751.80

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                      n/a                 38,614

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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 20                  Jan 6

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Three-month bills                         6.1697                 6.3038

Six-month bills                           6.1812                 6.3092

12-month bills                            6,2306                 6.3098

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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

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                                        Received               Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                               Jan 15                    PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves              $20.689 bln            $20.759

Forex held by central bank               $15.752 bln            $15.824

Forex held by commercial banks            $4.937 bln             $4.935

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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 Dec                 207.37                 208.72

Change mth/mth (pct) Dec                     0.7                   0.01

Change yr/yr (pct) Dec                       0.4                    1.7

Trade Balance Dec                        $-2.055 bln        $-2.204 bln

Exports Dec                               $1.788 bln         $1.662 bln

Imports Dec                               $3.843 bln         $3.866 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                      $-2.627 bln        $-3.130 bln

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