Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - Monday (January 14, 2019).

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                        FRIDAY           PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)   138.85/138.94      138.80/138.85

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                 138.60             138.60

Karachi 100-share Index              39,412.55          39,049.08

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm              57,342.42          57,700.87

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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        Jan 2             Dec 19

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Three-month bills                      10.3013            10.3013

Six-month bills                   Bis rejected      Bids rejected

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       Dec 26             Nov 29

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Three-year PIB                         12.2500      Bids rejected

Five-year PIB                          12.7000      Bids rejected

10-year PIB                            13.1500       Bid rejected

20-Year PIB                   No Bids Received   No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                             Dec 28                PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves      $13,837.8 mln      $14,017.8 mln

Forex held by central bank        $7,287.5 mln       $7,457.3 mln

Forex held by commercial banks    $6,550.3 mln       $6,560.5 mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                          LAST                PVS

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Consumer price index                         -                  -

Change mth/mth (pct) Nov                   0.4                0.1

Change yr/yr (pct) Nov                     6.2                6.5

Wholesale price index Nov                    -                  -

Change mth/mth (pct) Nov                   0.9                0.7

Change yr/yr (pct) Nov                    12.1               13.5

Trade Balance Nov                          N/A                N/A

Exports Nov                                N/A                N/A

Imports Nov                                N/A                N/A

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ANNUAL INDICATORS

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FISCAL YEAR                            2018/19            2017/18

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Population (millions)                   196.17             191.71

Per capita income                       $1,561             $1,512

External debt (billion rupees)         7,795.8            6,692.5

Domestic debt (billion rupees)        16,415.2           15,437.4

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                   $2.7 bln          $2.47 bln

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