Pakistan Economic Indicators

KARACHI: Pakistan Economic Indicators - Monday (November 30, 2020).

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DAILY INDICATORS
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                                        MONDAY           PREVIOUS
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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)   159.30/159.40      159.35/159.50
Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                 159.60             160.15
Karachi 100-share Index              41,068.82          40,807.09
Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm              93,321.98          94,993.25
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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 18              Oct 5
Three-month bills                       7.1525             7.1597
Six-month bills                         7.1998             7.2000
12-month bills                          7.2498             7.2900
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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results
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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on       Nov 11              Nov 5
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Three-year PIB                          8.2400      Bids rejected
Five-year PIB                           9.9800      Bids rejected
10-year PIB                            10.5498      Bids rejected
20-Year PIB                            10.0000            10.0000
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WEEKLY INDICATORS
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Week ending                             Nov 20                PVS
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Total liquid forex reserves         $20,552.4m         $20,085.6m
Forex held by central bank          $13,415.5m         $12,931.2m
Forex held by commercial banks       $7,136.9m          $7,154.4m
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MONTHLY INDICATORS                        LAST                PVS
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Consumer price index
Change mth/mth (pct) Oct                   1.7                1.5
Change yr/yr (pct) Oct                     8.9                9.0
Wholesale price index Oct
Change mth/mth (pct) Oct                   2.9                1.0
Change yr/yr (pct) Oct                     5.1                4.3
Trade Balance Oct                          n/a                n/a
Exports Oct                                n/a                n/a
Imports Oct                                n/a                n/a
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ANNUAL INDICATORS
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FISCAL YEAR                            2020/21            2019/20
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Population (millions)              207,774,520        207,774,520
Per capita income                          n/a             $1,433
External debt (billion rupees)        17,000.0           15,087.5
Domestic debt (billion rupees)         23.5 tr           22,649.9
Gross domestic product growth           1.0 pc            1.33 pc
Manufacturing sector growth               -5.4               5 pc
Services sector growth                    -0.6                n/a
Agricultural sector growth             2.67 pc             4.1 pc
Commodity producing sector growth          n/a                n/a
Average consumer price inflation     11.11 pct                n/a
Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP)             8.1 pc             5.8 pc
Trade balance (FBS July-June)      $-1,740 bln          $-1,673bn
Exports                                    n/a          $147,000m
Imports                                    n/a          $235,295m
Current a/c deficit                      $792m            $2.97bn
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• = Provisional

SBP = State Bank of Pakistan

FBS = Federal Bureau of Statistics