Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - May 15, 2017.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                          Monday           PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)     104.79/104.83      104.75/104.79

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                   105.90             105.80

Karachi 100-share Index                52,387.87          51,426.01

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                42,814.12          42,685.86

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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         May 10           April 26

Three-month bills                         5.9910             5.9910

Six-month bills                           6.0109             6.0109

12-month bills                            6.0273             6.0273

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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 rejected             6.4066

Five-year PIB                      Bids rejected             6.8998

10-year PIB                        Bids rejected             7.9402

20-Year PIB                     No Bids Received   No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                             April 28                PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves        $21,004.2 mln      $21,150.8 mln

Forex held by central bank         $16,061.6 mln      $16,050.1 mln

Forex held by commercial banks      $4,943.2 mln       $5,100.7 mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                            LAST                PVS

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Consumer price index Feb                     4.8                4.9

Change mth/mth (pct) Feb                     1.4                0.8

Change yr/yr (pct) Feb                       0.3                0.1

Wholesale price index Feb                    6.0                6.4

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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