Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - March 27, 2017.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                         Monday        PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)    104.81/104.85   104.79/104.84

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                  106.45          106.55

Karachi 100-share Index               48,680.16       49,971.05

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm               43,800.21       43,628.00

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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      March 15         March 1

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Three-month bills                        5.9463          5.9463

Six-month bills                          5.9896          5.9896

12-month bills                     bid rejected          5.9935

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on      March 22          Feb 22

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Three-year PIB                           6.4062          6.4066

Five-year PIB                            6.8993          6.8998

10-year PIB                              7.9402          7.9406

20-Year PIB                             No Bids         No Bids

                                       Received        Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                            March 17             PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves       $22,050.2 mln   $22,274.0 mln

Forex held by central bank        $16,960.5 mln   $17,238.3 mln

Forex held by commercial banks     $5,089.7 mln    $5,035.7 mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                           LAST             PVS

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Consumer price index Feb                   4.22               -

Change mth/mth (pct) Feb                   0.28               -

Change yr/yr (pct) Feb                     4.22            3.66

Wholesale price index Feb                   3.1             0.4

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

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

Trade Balance Feb                   $-1,852 mln     $-2,957 mln

Exports Feb                          $1,742 mln      $1,780 mln

Imports Feb                          $3,594 mln      $4,737 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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