Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - Monday (May 28, 2018).

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                         MONDAY            PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)    115.55/115.65       115.55/115.65

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                  118.50              118.50

Karachi 100-share Index               42,138.57           42,074.09

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                  49,511              49,468

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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

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Three-month bills                        6.2591              6.2591

Six-month bills                          6.3519              6.3519

12-month bills                Bids not received   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

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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 Bids Received    No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                              MAY 18                 PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves       $16,652.2 mln       $17,067.0 mln

Forex held by central bank        $10,320.2 mln       $10,798.9 mln

Forex held by commercial banks     $6,332.0 mln        $6,268.1 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

Wholesale price index April                   -                   -

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

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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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