Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - November 07, 2016.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                         Monday        PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)    104.71/104.74   104.71/104.76

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                  105.80          105.75

Karachi 100-share Index               42,133.54       41,860.70

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                     N/A       44,448.43

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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        Oct 26          Oct 10

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Three-month bills                        5.8777          5.8571

Six-month bills                          5.9046          5.9046

12-month bills                           5.9148          5.9148

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on        Oct 19         Sept 22

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Three-year PIB                    Bids rejected          6.1970

Five-year PIB                     Bids rejected          6.7010

10-year PIB                       Bids rejected          7.7995

20-Year PIB                             No Bids         No Bids

                                       Received        Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                              Oct 21             PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves       $19,320.8 mln    $19,461.7mln

Forex held by central bank         $5,005.7 mln    $4,999.7 mln

Forex held by commercial banks    $24,326.5 mln   $24,461.4 mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                           LAST             PVS

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Consumer price index Oct                    4.2             3.9

Change mth/mth (pct) Oct                    0.8             0.2

Change yr/yr (pct) Oct                      0.4             0.1

Wholesale price index Oct                  0.04             N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Oct                  -0.53             N/A

Change yr/yr (pct) Oct                     2.80             N/A

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

Exports Oct                          $1,742 mln      $1,791 mln

Imports Oct                          $3,594 mln      $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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