Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - Monday (December 31, 2018).

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                       Monday              PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$   138.75/138.86         138.85/138.92

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                138.50                138.80

Karachi 100-share Index             37,066.67             37,167.02

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm             58,128.85             58,300.68

CENTRAL BANK AUCTIONS

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Treasury bill auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auctio          Dec 19                 Dec 5

Three-month bills                     10.3013               10.3013

Six-month bills                  Bid rejected               10.3499

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 auctio          Dec 26                Nov 29

Three-year PIB                        12.2500         Bids rejected

Five-year PIB                         12.7000         Bids rejected

10-year PIB                           13.1500          Bid rejected

20-Year PIB                  No Bids Received      No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                            Dec 21                   PVS

Total liquid forex reserves     $14,017.8 mln         $14,584.5 mln

Forex held by central bank       $7,457.3 mln         $8,048.3  mln

Forex held by commercial bank    $6,560.5 mln          $6,536.2 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) Nov                  0.1                   2.3

Change yr/yr (pct) Nov                    6.5                   6.8

Wholesale price index Nov

Change mth/mth (pct) Nov                  0.7                   4.2

Change yr/yr (pct) Nov                   13.5                  13.1

Trade Balance Nov                         N/A                   N/A

Exports Nov                               N/A                   N/A

Imports Nov                               N/A                   N/A

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ANNUAL INDICATORS

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FISCAL YEAR                           2018/19               2017/18

Population (millions)                  196.17                191.71

Per capita income                      $1,561                $1,512

External debt (billion rupees         7,795.8               6,692.5

Domestic debt (billion rupees        16,415.2              15,437.4

Gross domestic product growth         5.3 pct              4.24 pct

Manufacturing sector growth          4.40 pct                   N/A

Services sector growth                    N/A                   N/A

Agricultural sector growth            4.1 pct               5.5 pct

Commodity producing sector gr             N/A                   N/A

Average consumer price inflat            4.16                   N/A

Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP)           5.8 pct                  4.16

Trade balance (FBS July-June)    $-26,568 bln          $-19,283 bln

Exports                          $171,511 mln          $186,384 mln

Imports                          $462,763 mln          $494,721 mln

Current a/c balance                  $2.7 bln             $2.47 bln

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