Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - October 12, 2015.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                                      FRIDAY           PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)                 104.36/104.41      104.37/104.43

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                        104.50/104.80      104.55/104.85

Karachi 100-share index                            33,843.18          33,469.15

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                                  N/A                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 30            Sept 16

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Three-month bills                                     6.4828             6.4828

Six-month bills                                       6.4800             6.4800

12-month bills                                 Bids Rejected      Bids Rejected

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on                      Oct 7             Sept 9

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Three-year PIB                                        7.1967             7.3536

Five-year PIB                                         8.1805             8.3338

10-year PIB                                           9.2299             9.3406

20-Year PIB                                 No Bids Received   No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                                            Oct 2                PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves                      $20.054 bln        $18.349 bln

Forex held by central bank                       $15.202 bln        $13.408 bln

Forex held by commercial banks                    $4.852 bln         $4.941 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                                        LAST                PVS

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Consumer price index Sept                                N/A                N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Sept                                0.1                0.2

Change yr/yr (pct) Sept                                  1.3                1.8

Wholesale price index Sept                               N/A                N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Sept                                0.4                0.5

Change yr/yr (pct) Sept                                  3.5                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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