Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - Monday (March 04, 2019).

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                          MONDAY            PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)     138.50/138.68       138.80/138.90

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                   138.00              138.00

Karachi 100-share Index                39,749.74           39,539.01

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                58,856.44           59,285.51

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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         Feb 27              Feb 13

Three-month bills                        10.5500             10.5500

Six-month bills                 No bids received             10.5999

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

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Three-year PIB                           12.2401             12.2500

Five-year PIB                            12.7000             12.7000

10-year PIB                        Bids rejected             13.1500

20-Year PIB                     No Bids Received    No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                               Feb 22                 PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves        $14,815.8 mln       $14,794.6 mln

Forex held by central bank          $8,036.8 mln        $8,043.0 mln

Forex held by commercial banks      $6,779.0 mln        $6,751.6 mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                            LAST                 PVS

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Consumer price index                           -                   -

Change mth/mth (pct) Feb                     0.6                 0.1

Change yr/yr (pct) Feb                       8.2                 7.2

Wholesale price index Feb                      -                   -

Change mth/mth (pct) Feb                     0.9                 0.2

Change yr/yr (pct) Feb                      0.11                 9.9

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                              2018/19             2017/18

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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 growth            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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