Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - April 18, 2016.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                          Monday        PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)     104.75/104.80   104.67/104.72

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                   105.35          105.30

Karachi 100-share index                33,759.97       33,767.12

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                42,085.43       42,042.85

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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       March 16         March 2

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Three-month bills                         6.1697          6.1697

Six-month bills                           6.2026          6.2026

12-month bills                            6.2192          6.2192

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on       March 21          Feb 24

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Three-year PIB                            6.3204          6.3469

Five-year PIB                             7.0000          7.0492

10-year PIB                               8.2296          8.2505

20-Year PIB                              No Bids         No Bids

                                        Received        Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                              April 1             PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves        $20,884.9 mln   $20,423.6 mln

Forex held by central bank         $16,078.1 mln   $15.588.0 bln

Forex held by commercial banks      $4,806.8 mln      $4.891 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                            LAST             PVS

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Consumer price index Mar                    3.94          202.98

Change mth/mth (pct) Mar                     0.2             0.3

Change yr/yr (pct) Mar                       3.9             3.3

Wholesale price index Mar                 204.22          205.05

Change mth/mth (pct) Mar                    0.40             0.6

Change yr/yr (pct) Mar                      0.16             0.6

Trade Balance Mar                     $1,852 mln     $-1,513 mln

Exports Mar                           $1,742 mln      $1,791 mln

Imports Mar                               $3,594      $3.304 mln

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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                  $-2.709 bln     $-3.130 bln

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