Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - Monday (June 24, 2019).

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                          MONDAY           PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)     156.80/156.99      156.50/156.83

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                   155.90             156.00

Karachi 100-share Index                34,471.95          35,125.25

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                67,901.51          66,958.68

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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        June 19            June 03

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Three-month bills                        12.7491            12.7493

Six-month bills                Bids not received  Bids not received

12-month bills                           13.1500  Bids not received

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on         May 30           April 18

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Three-year PIB                           13.6999            12.2000

Five-year PIB                            13.8000      Bids rejected

10-year PIB                              13.6000      Bids rejected

20-Year PIB                     No Bids Received   No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                              June 14                PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves        $14,639.1 mln      $14,826.9 mln

Forex held by central bank          $7,604.5 mln       $7,807.2 mln

Forex held by commercial banks      $7,034.6 mln       $7,019.7 mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                            LAST                PVS

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Consumer price index                           -                  -

Change mth/mth (pct) May                     0.8                1.3

Change yr/yr (pct) May                       9.1                8.8

Wholesale price index May                      -                  -

Change mth/mth (pct) May                     1.4                2.3

Change yr/yr (pct) May                      14.0               13.8

Trade Balance May                            N/A                N/A

Exports May                                  N/A                N/A

Imports May                                  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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