Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - Monday (August 27, 2018).

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                     Monday                            PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)       124.20/124.24                124.15/124.24

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)              123.50                              122.00

Karachi 100-share Index              42,745.78                        42,531.68

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm              48,268.60                        47,153.21

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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    Aug 15                               Aug 1

Three-month bills                    7.7500                              7.7500

Six-month bills                      Bids not received        Bids not received

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    June 13                             May 30

Three-year PIB                       99.2784                             7.2004

Five-year PIB                        97.8000                             8.0308

10-year PIB                          100.2900                         20,825.50

20-Year PIB                          No Bids Received          No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                          Aug 17                                 PVS

Total liquid forex reserves          $16,722.8 mln                 $16,712.8mln

Forex held by central bank           $10,234.8 mln                $10,152.6 mln

Forex held by commercial banks       $6,488.0 mln                  $6,560.2 mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                     LAST                                   PVS

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Consumer price index

Change mth/mth (pct) July            0.9                                    0.6

Change yr/yr (pct) July              5.8                                    5.2

Wholesale price index July

Change mth/mth (pct) July            2.4                                    1.5

Change yr/yr (pct) July              10.5                                   7.6

Trade Balance July                   N/A                                    N/A

Exports July                         N/A                                    N/A

Imports July                         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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