Pakistan Economic Indicators - Monday (April 08, 2019).
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DAILY INDICATORS
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Monday PREVIOUS
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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$) 141.20/141.39 141.10/141.30
Rupee/US$ (kerb market) 141.80 142.50
Karachi 100-share Index 36,921.91 37,521.81
Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm 60,871.25 61,385.34
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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 March 27 March 13
Three-month bills 10.5500 10.5500
Six-month bills No bids received No bids received
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 rejected 13.1500
20-Year PIB No Bids Received No Bids Received
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WEEKLY INDICATORS
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Week ending Mar 29 PVS
Total liquid forex reserves $17,397.6 mln $15,473.9 mln
Forex held by central bank $10,492.0 mln $8,560.9 mln
Forex held by commercial banks $6,905.6 mln $6,913.0 mln
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MONTHLY INDICATORS
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LAST PVS
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Consumer price index
Change mth/mth (pct) March 1.4 0.6
Change yr/yr (pct) March 9.4 8.2
Wholesale price index March
Change mth/mth (pct) March 3.6 1.7
Change yr/yr (pct) March 12.6 11.0
Trade Balance March N/A N/A
Exports March N/A N/A
Imports March 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 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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