Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - Monday (February 11, 2019).

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                        Monday               PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/     138.50/138.93          138.15/138.24

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                 138.30                 138.20

Karachi 100-share Index              40,236.53              40,887.35

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm              58,213.43              57,786.18

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CENTRAL BANK AUCTIONS

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Treasury bill auction results:

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Cut-off yield (pct) at aucti            Jan 30                 Jan 16

Three-month bills                      10.3013                10.3013

Six-month bills                  Bids rejected          Bids rejected

12-month bills               Bids not received      Bids not received

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PI   auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at aucti            Jan 23                 Dec 26

Three-year PIB                         12.2401                12.2500

Five-year PIB                          12.7000                12.7000

10-year PIB                      Bids rejected                13.1500

20-Year PIB                   No Bids Received       No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                              Feb 1                    PVS

Total liquid forex reserves      $14,885.1 mln         $14,802.5 mln

Forex held by central bank        $8,192.6 mln           $8,154.3 mln

Forex held by commercial ban      $6,692.6 mln           $6,648.2 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) Jan                   0.1                    0.4

Change yr/yr (pct) Jan                     7.2                    6.2

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Wholesale price index Jan

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Change mth/mth (pct) Jan                   0.2                    0.9

Change yr/yr (pct) Jan                     9.9                   12.1

Trade Balance Jan                          N/A                    N/A

Exports Jan                                N/A                    N/A

Imports Jan                                N/A                    N/A

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ANNUAL INDICATORS

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FISCAL YEAR                            2018/19                2017/18

Population (millions)                   196.17                 191.71

Per capita income                       $1,561                 $1,512

External debt (billion rupee           7,795.8                6,692.5

Domestic debt (billion rupee          16,415.2               15,437.4

Gross domestic product growt           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 g               N/A                    N/A

Average consumer price infla              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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