Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - September 11, 2017.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                          Monday           PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)     105.32/105.40      105.31/105.40

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                   105.60             105.90

Karachi 100-share Index                41,126.83          41,401.02

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                45,257.25          45,685.55

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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         Aug 16              Aug 2

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Three-month bills                         5.9910             5.9910

Six-month bills                           6.0109             6.0109

12-month bills                     Bids Rejected             6.0386

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on         Aug 24            July 26

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Three-year PIB                     Bids Rejected             6.4091

Five-year PIB                      Bids Rejected             6.8961

10-year PIB                        Bids Rejected             7.9360

20-Year PIB                     No Bids Received   No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                               Aug 25                PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves        $20,387.0 mln      $20,001.1 mln

Forex held by central bank         $14,681.3 mln      $14,343.4 mln

Forex held by commercial banks      $5,705.7 mln       $5,657.7 mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                            LAST                PVS

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Consumer price index Aug                    3.42               2.91

Change mth/mth (pct) Aug                    3.16                0.3

Change yr/yr (pct) Aug                      2.91                0.3

Wholesale price index Aug                    1.0                N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Aug                     0.3                0.2

Change yr/yr (pct) Aug                       3.5                0.5

Trade Balance Aug                            N/A                N/A

Exports Aug                                  N/A                N/A

Imports Aug                                  N/A                N/A

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ANNUAL INDICATORS

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FISCAL YEAR                              2014/16            2014/15

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Population (millions)                     191.71             191.71

Per capita income                         $1,561             $1,512

External debt (billion dlr)             *$62.649            $62.649

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

Gross domestic product growth           4.71 pct           4.24 pct

Manufacturing sector growth              5.0 pct                N/A

Services sector growth                       N/A                N/A

Agricultural sector growth             -0.19 pct            2.9 pct

Commodity producing sector growth           3.24               3.24

Average consumer price inflation             N/A                N/A

Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP)              3.4 pct                N/A

Trade balance (FBS July-June)       $-19.283 bln       $-22.095 bln

Exports                              $21,972 bln        $25.110 bln

Imports                              $41,255 bln        $45.073 bln

Current A/C balance                  $-2.709 bln        $-3.130 bln

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