Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - Monday (March 19, 2018).

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                            Monday           PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)       110.48/110.56      110.48/110.58

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                     111.50             111.40

Karachi 100-share Index                  43,539.60          43,363.21

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                  48,557.00          48,600.86

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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 14             Feb 28

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Three-month bills                           6.2591             6.2144

Six-month bills                  Bids not received  Bids not received

12-month bills                   Bids not received  Bids not received

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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

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Three-year PIB                       Bids Rejected      Bids Rejected

Five-year PIB                        Bids Rejected      Bids Rejected

10-year PIB                          Bids Rejected      Bids Rejected

20-Year PIB                       No Bids Received   No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                                March 2                PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves          $18,329.2 mln      $18,413.3 mln

Forex held by central bank           $12,233.2 mln      $12,345.6 mln

Forex held by commercial banks        $6,096.0 mln       $6,067.7 mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                              LAST                PVS

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Consumer price index

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Change mth/mth (pct) Feb                       0.3                N/A

Change yr/yr (pct) Feb                         3.8                4.6

Wholesale price index Feb                        -                  -

Change mth/mth (pct) Feb                       0.5                3.4

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

Trade Balance Feb                              N/A                N/A

Exports Feb                                    N/A                N/A

Imports Feb                                    N/A                N/A

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ANNUAL INDICATORS

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FISCAL YEAR                                2016/17            2017/18

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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 pc            4.24 pc

Manufacturing sector growth                5.0 pct                N/A

Services sector growth                         N/A                N/A

Agricultural sector growth                -0.19 pc             2.9 pc

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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