Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - April 28, 2017.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                                Friday            PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)           104.76/104.80       104.81/104.84

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                         106.00              105.90

Karachi 100-share Index                      49,300.90           49,481.70

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                            N/A           43,500.12

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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             April 26            March 29

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Three-month bills                               5.9910              5.9910

Six-month bills                                 6.0109              6.0109

12-month bills                                  6.0273        bid rejected

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on             April 19            March 22

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Three-year PIB                                    Bids     6.4066 rejected

Five-year PIB                                     Bids     6.8998 rejected

10-year PIB                                       Bids     7.9402 rejected

20-Year PIB                           No Bids Received    No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                                   March 31                 PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves              $21,550.5 mln       $21,795.9 mln

Forex held by central bank               $16,466.1 mln       $16,730.3 mln

Forex held by commercial banks            $5,084.4 mln        $5,065.6 mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                                  LAST                 PVS

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Consumer price index Feb                           4.9                 4.2

Change mth/mth (pct) Feb                           0.8                 0.2

Change yr/yr (pct) Feb                             0.3                 0.1

Wholesale price index Feb                          6.4                 5.3

Change mth/mth (pct) Feb                           0.7                 N/A

Change yr/yr (pct) Feb                             0.4                 N/A

Trade Balance Feb                          $-1,852 mln         $-2,957 mln

Exports Feb                                 $1,742 mln          $1,780 mln

Imports Feb                                 $3,594 mln          $4,737 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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