Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - February 19, 2018.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                           Monday            PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)         115.51/115.65    115.51/115.62

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                       117.60           117.30

Karachi 100-share Index                    41,648.65        41,623.52

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                          N/A        48,557.21

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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 9         April 25

Three-month bills                             6.2591           6.2591

Six-month bills                               6.3519           6.3519

12-month bills                     Bids notreceived Bids not received

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on            May 16          April 19

Three-year PIB                               7.2004           99.6716

Five-year PIB                                8.0308           99.1000

10-year PIB                                  8.4900          101.4933

20-Year PIB                         No BidsReceived  No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                                  May 11               PVS

Total liquid forex reserves           $17,067.0 mln     $17,286.4 mln

Forex held by central bank            $10,798.9 mln     $11,162.7 mln

Forex held by commercial banks         $6,268.1 mln      $6,123.7 mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                                LAST              PVS

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Consumer price index

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Change mth/mth (pct) April                       1.8              0.3

Change yr/yr (pct) April                         3.7              3.2

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Wholesale price index April

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Change mth/mth (pct) April                       1.3              0.2

Change yr/yr (pct) April                         4.0              3.6

Trade Balance April                              N/A              N/A

Exports April                                    N/A              N/A

Imports April                                    N/A              N/A

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ANNUAL INDICATORS

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FISCAL YEAR                                  2017/18          2016/17

Population (millions)                         196.17           191.71

Per capita income                             $1,561           $1,512

External debt (billion dlr)                *$6,692.5         $5,460.6

Domestic debt (billion rupees)              15,437.4         14,192.6

Gross domestic product growth                5.3 pct         4.24 pct

Manufacturing sector growth                 4.40 pct              N/A

Services sector growth                           N/A              N/A

Agricultural sector growth                   4.1 pct          5.5 pct

Commodity producing sector growth                N/A              N/A

Average consumer price inflation                4.16              N/A

Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP)                  5.8 pct             4.16

Trade balance (FBS July-June)           $-26,568 bln     $-19,283 bln

Exports                                 $171,511 mln     $186,384 mln

Imports                                 $462,763 mln     $494,721 mln

Current a/c balance                      $-12.09 bln       $-19.3 bln

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