Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - Monday (August 26, 2019).

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                        MONDAY           PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)   157.30/157.36      158.50/158.23

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                 156.80             157.90

Karachi 100-share Index              30,520.60          31,350.01

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm              76,303.38          74,674.68

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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        Aug 7            July 31

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Three-month bills                      13.7499            13.7499

Six-month bills                        13.9500            13.9500

12-month bills                         14.2499            14.2400

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on       Aug 22            July 24

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Three-year PIB                         14.2500            14.2500

Five-year PIB                          13.5500            13.8000

10-year PIB                            13.1495            13.5500

20-Year PIB                   No Bids Received   No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                             Aug 17                PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves      $15,604.7 mln      $15,577.5 mln

Forex held by central bank        $8,238.7 mln       $8,264.4 mln

Forex held by commercial banks     7,366.0 mln       $7,313.1 mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                          LAST                PVS

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Consumer price index                         -                  -

Change mth/mth (pct) July                  2.3                0.4

Change yr/yr (pct) July                   10.3                8.9

Wholesale price index July                   -                  -

Change mth/mth (pct) July                  3.1                0.3

Change yr/yr (pct) July                   13.5               12.7

Trade Balance July                         N/A                N/A

Exports July                               N/A                N/A

Imports July                               N/A                N/A

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ANNUAL INDICATORS

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FISCAL YEAR                            2019/20            2018/19

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Population (millions)                   196.17             191.71

Per capita income                       $1,516             $1,652

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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