Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - October 16, 2017.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                       Monday              PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)  105.32/105.40         105.31/105.38

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                106.90                107.20

Karachi 100-share Index             40,791.39             39,846.78

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm             45,600.12             45,300.42

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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 o       Oct 11               Sept 27

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Three-month bills                      5.9910                5.9910

Six-month bills                        6.0109                6.0109

12-month bills                  Bids not received            6.0273

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction o       Aug 24               July 26

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Three-year PIB                  Bids Rejected                6.4091

Five-year PIB                   Bids Rejected                6.8961

10-year PIB                     Bids Rejected                7.9360

20-Year PIB                     No Bids Received   No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                           Sept 29                   PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves     $19,763.2 mln         $20,051.6 mln

Forex held by central bank      $13,857.0 mln         $14,132.7 mln

Forex held by commercial banks   $5,906.2 mln          $5,918.9 mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                         LAST                   PVS

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Consumer price index Sept                3.86                  3.42

Change mth/mth (pct) Sept                 0.8                   0.3

Change yr/yr (pct) Sept                   4.0                   0.3

Wholesale price index Sept                1.9                   0.5

Change mth/mth (pct) Sept                 2.1                   0.2

Change yr/yr (pct) Sept                   1.8                   0.5

Trade Balance Sept                        n/a                   n/a

Exports Sept                              n/a                   n/a

Imports Sept                              n/a                   n/a

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ANNUAL INDICATORS

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FISCAL YEAR                           2014/16               2014/15

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Population (millions)                  191.71                191.71

Per capita income                      $1,561                $1,512

External debt (billion dlr)          *$62.649               $62.649

Domestic debt (billion rupees)         12,226                12,226

Gross domestic product growth        4.71 pct              4.24 pct

Manufacturing sector growth           5.0 pct                   n/a

Services sector growth                    n/a                   n/a

Agricultural sector growth          -0.19 pct               2.9 pct

Commodity producing sector growth        3.24                  3.24

Average consumer price inflation          n/a                   n/a

Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP)           3.4 pct                   n/a

Trade balance (FBS July-June)    $-19.283 bln          $-22.095 bln

Exports                           $21,972 bln           $25.110 bln

Imports                           $41,255 bln           $45.073 bln

Current a/c balance               $-2.709 bln           $-3.130 bln

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