Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - September 21, 2015.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                        FRIDAY           PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)   104.32/104.37      104.32/104.37

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)          104.35/104.65      104.30/104.60

Karachi 100-share index              32,760.95          33,152.06

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                 39,300                N/A

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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      Sept 16             Sept 2

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Three-month bills                       6.4828             6.9308

Six-month bills                         6.4800             6.9513

12-month bills                   Bids Rejected             6.9710

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on       Sept 9             Aug 12

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Three-year PIB                          7.3536             7.6004

Five-year PIB                           8.3338             8.5181

10-year PIB                             9.3406             9.4007

20-Year PIB                   No Bids Received   No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                            Sept 11             Sept 4

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Total liquid forex reserves        $18.726 bln        $18.598 bln

Forex held by central bank         $13.689 bln        $13.556 bln

Forex held by commercial banks      $5.037 bln         $5.042 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                          LAST                PVS

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Consumer price index Aug                   N/A                N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Aug                   0.2                0.4

Change yr/yr (pct) Aug                     1.7                1.8

Wholesale price index Aug                  N/A                N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Aug                   0.5                0.4

Change yr/yr (pct) Aug                     2.9                2.9

Trade Balance Aug                  $-1.988 bln        $-1.773 bln

Exports Aug                         $1.835 bln         $1.598 bln

Imports Aug                         $3.823 bln         $3.371 bln

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ANNUAL INDICATORS

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FISCAL YEAR                            2014/15            2013/14

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Population (millions)                  *191.71              188.2

Per capita income                       $1.512             $1,333

External debt (billion dlr)           *$62.649            $63.960

Domestic debt (billion rupees)          12,226             12,083

Gross domestic product growth         4.24 pct           4.03 pct

Manufacturing sector growth                N/A           5.55 pct

Services sector growth                 5.0 pct            4.4 pct

Agricultural sector growth             2.9 pct            2.7 pct

Commodity producing sector growth         3.24               3.55

Average consumer price inflation           N/A            8.6 pct

Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP)                N/A                N/A

Trade balance (FBS July-June)     $-22.095 bln       $-19.963 bln

Exports                            $23.885 bln        $25.110 bln

Imports                            $45.980 bln        $45.073 bln

Current A/C balance                $-2.280 bln        $-3.130 bln

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