Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - February 20, 2017.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                          Monday           PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)     104.80/104.85      104.77/104.83

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                   107.15             107.30

Karachi 100-share Index                48,929.12          49,588.03

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                43,457.00          43,457.00

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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         Feb 15              Feb 1

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Three-month bills                         5.9463             5.9463

Six-month bills                           5.9896             5.9896

12-month bills                            5.9935             5.4935

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on         Jan 26             Dec 28

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Three-year PIB                            6.4074      Bids rejected

Five-year PIB                             6.8998      Bids rejected

10-year PIB                               7.9414       Bid rejected

20-Year PIB                              No Bids            No Bids

                                        Received           Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                                Feb 3                PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves        $22,031.3 mln      $23,246.2 mln

Forex held by central bank         $17,217.8 mln      $18,383.5 mln

Forex held by commercial banks      $4,813.5 mln       $4,862.7 mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                            LAST                PVS

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Consumer price index Oct                     3.7                3.8

Change mth/mth (pct) Oct                     0.2                0.2

Change yr/yr (pct) Oct                       0.6                0.6

Wholesale price index Oct                    3.1                0.4

Change mth/mth (pct) Oct                     0.1                N/A

Change yr/yr (pct) Oct                       0.6                N/A

Trade Balance Oct                    $-1,852 mln        $-1,513 mln

Exports Oct                           $1,742 mln         $1,791 mln

Imports Oct                           $3,594 mln         $3.304 mln

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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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