Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - March 22, 2016.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                        FRIDAY        PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)   104.70/104.75   104.70/104.75

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)          105.45/105.75   105.40/105.70

Karachi 100-share index              32,876.55       32,801.88

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     March 16         March 2

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Three-month bills                       6.1697          6.1697

Six-month bills                         6.2026          6.2026

12-month bills                          6.2192          6.2192

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on     March 21          Feb 24

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Three-year PIB                          6.3204          6.3469

Five-year PIB                           7.0000          7.0492

10-year PIB                             8.2296          8.2505

20-Year PIB                            No Bids         No Bids

                                      Received        Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                           March 18             PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves        $20.521 bln             N/A

Forex held by central bank         $15.630 bln             N/A

Forex held by commercial banks      $4.891 bln             N/A

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                          LAST             PVS

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Consumer price index Feb                202.98          203.49

Change mth/mth (pct) Feb                   0.3             0.2

Change yr/yr (pct) Feb                     4.0             3.3

Wholesale price index Feb               205.05          206.27

Change mth/mth (pct) Feb                   0.6             0.5

Change yr/yr (pct) Feb                     0.6             0.1

Trade Balance Feb                  $-1.513 bln     $-1.712 bln

Exports Feb                         $1.791 bln      $1.772 bln

Imports Feb                         $3.304 bln      $3.484 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                $-2.709 bln     $-3.130 bln

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