Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - Monday (January 28, 2019).

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                        Monday               PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)   138.64/138.74          138.65/138.78

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                 138.30                 138.70

Karachi 100-share Index              40,420.09              40,264.78

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm              57,527.17              57,356.86

CENTRAL BANK AUCTIONS

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Treasury bill auction results:

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on       Jan 16                  Jan 2

Three-month bills                      10.3013                10.3013

Six-month bills                   Bis rejected          Bids rejected

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       Jan 23                 Dec 26

Three-year PIB                         12.2401                12.2500

Five-year PIB                          12.7000                12.7000

10-year PIB                               Bids       13.1500 rejected

20-Year PIB                     No Bids Received     No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                             Jan 18                    PVS

Total liquid forex reserves      $13,257.2 mln         $13,489.2 mln

Forex held by central bank        $6,621.1 mln           $6,901.2 mln

Forex held by commercial banks    $6,621.1 mln           $6,588.0 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                   0.4                    0.1

Change yr/yr (pct) Nov                     6.2                    6.5

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Wholesale price index Nov

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Change mth/mth (pct) Nov                   0.9                    0.7

Change yr/yr (pct) Nov                    12.1                   13.5

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 growt           N/A                    N/A

Average consumer price inflation          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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