Pakistan Economic Indicators

KARACHI: Pakistan Economic Indicators - Monday (November 2, 2020).

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DAILY INDICATORS
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                                        MONDAY           PREVIOUS
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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)   160.55/160.65      160.85/160.95
Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)   160.00/160.10      160.20/160.25
Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                 159.50             160.10
Karachi 100-share Index              39,112.18          39,888.00
Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm              97,051.94          95,680.14
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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 21              Oct 8
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Three-month bills                       7.1750             7.1898
Six-month bills                         7.2000             7.2189
12-month bills                   Bids rejected             7.2990
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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results
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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on      Sept 17             Aug 20
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Three-year PIB                          8.2400             8.2000
Five-year PIB                     Bid rejected             8.4500
10-year PIB                       Bid rejected             8.9900
20-Year PIB                            10,0000            10.9800
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WEEKLY INDICATORS
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Week ending                             Oct 23                PVS
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Total liquid forex reserves         $19,296.5m       $19,301.6mln
Forex held by central bank          $12,121.5m       $12,066.6mln
Forex held by commercial banks       $7,175.0m        $7,235.0mln
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MONTHLY INDICATORS
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Consumer price index                      LAST                PVS
Change mth/mth (pct) Sept                  1.5                0.6
Change yr/yr (pct) Sept                    9.0                8.2
Wholesale price index Sept
Change mth/mth (pct) Sept                  1.0                1.3
Change yr/yr (pct) Sept                    4.3                3.3
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
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Population (millions)                   196.17             191.71
Per capita income                       $1,516             $1,652
External debt (billion rupees)        15,087.5            6,692.5
Domestic debt (billion rupees)        22,649.9           15,437.4
Gross domestic product growth          5.4 pct           4.24 pct
Manufacturing sector growth              5 pct               4.40
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     11.11 pct                N/A
Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP)            5.8 pct               4.16
Trade balance (FBS July-June)       $-26,568bn         $-19,283bn
Exports                              $171,511m          $186,384m
Imports                              $462,763m          $494,721m
Current a/c deficit                    $13.5bn            $19.9bn
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• = Provisional

SBP = State Bank of Pakistan

FBS = Federal Bureau of Statistics