Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - Monday (October 28, 2019).

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                         MONDAY          PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)           155.70/155.88       155.70/155.88

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                         155.80              155.85

Karachi 100-share Index                      33,861.59           33,657.46

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                      75,017.00           75,017.34

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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               Oct 23               Oct 9

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Three-month bills                              13.2981             13.6898

Six-month bills                                13.2999             13.5549

12-month bills                                 12.7900             13.4699

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on              Sept 19              Aug 22

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Three-year PIB                                 12.9500             14.2500

Five-year PIB                                  12.5000             13.5500

10-year PIB                                    12.2483             13.1495

20-Year PIB                           No Bids Received    No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                                     Oct 18                 PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves              $15,186.5 mln       $15,142.6 mln

Forex held by central bank                $7,892.7 mln        $7,813.7 mln

Forex held by commercial banks             7,293.8 mln        $7,328.9 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) Sept                          0.8                 1.6

Change yr/yr (pct) Sept                           11.4                10.5

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Wholesale price index Sept

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Change mth/mth (pct) Sept                          0.1                 1.2

Change yr/yr (pct) Sept                           15.9                14.1

Trade Balance Sept                                 n/a                 n/a

Exports Sept                                       n/a                 n/a

Imports Sept                                       n/a                 n/a

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ANNUAL INDICATORS

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FISCAL YEAR                                    2019/20             2018/19

Population (millions)                           196.17              191.71

Per capita income                               $1,516              $1,652

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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* = Provisional

SBP = State Bank of Pakistan

FBS = Federal Bureau of Statistics