Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - November 06, 2017.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                         Monday             PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)     105.35/105.44       105.33/105.39

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                  107.55               107.60

Karachi 100-share Index               41,030.77            41,064.00

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm               45,471.00            45,471.43

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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        Oct 25               Oct 11

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Three-month bills                        5.9910               5.9910

Six-month bills                          6.0109               6.0109

12-month bills                         Bids not             Bids not

                                       received             received

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on        Oct 18               Aug 24

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Three-year PIB                             Bids                 Bids

                                       Rejected             Rejected

Five-year PIB                              Bids                 Bids

                                       Rejected             Rejected

10-year PIB                                Bids                 Bids

                                       Rejected             Rejected

20-Year PIB                             No Bids              No Bids

                                       Received             Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                             Sept 29                  PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves        $19,763.2 mln       $20,051.6 mln

Forex held by central bank         $13,857.0 mln       $14,132.7 mln

Forex held by commercial banks     $5,906.2 mln         $5,918.9 mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                           LAST                  PVS

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Consumer price index Oct                   3.80                 3.86

Change mth/mth (pct) Oct                    0.8                  0.8

Change yr/yr (pct) Oct                     3.50                  4.0

Wholesale price index Oct                   2.3                  1.9

Change mth/mth (pct) Oct                    0.6                  2.1

Change yr/yr (pct) Oct                      2.8                  n/a

Trade Balance Oct                           n/a                  n/a

Exports Oct                                 n/a                  n/a

Imports Oct                                 n/a                  n/a

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ANNUAL INDICATORS

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FISCAL YEAR                             2016/17              2015/16

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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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