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PBS launches 7th Agri Census with awareness seminar at SAU

HYDERABAD: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) commenced the 7th Agricultural Census in Pakistan with an awareness...

Published 28 May, 2024 05:30am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s trade deficit shrinks 18% YoY to $19.5bn in 10MFY24

Exports increase by 9.1% to $25.3bn, while imports decline 4.1% to $44.8bn

Updated 02 May, 2024 08:54pm

Markets

Pakistan’s headline inflation decelerates further to 17.3% in April 2024

CPI-based figure is lowest in 23 months

Updated 02 May, 2024 10:18pm

Opinion

Persistent decline of manufacturing sector

The latest monthly data for February 2024 on the Quantum Index of Manufacturing (QIM) has been released recently by...

Published 23 Apr, 2024 03:41am

BR Research

LSM: 20 months in the red

The longest negative LSM growth streak got longer, as per the latest data released by the Pakistan Bureau of...

Published 18 Apr, 2024 07:39am

BR Research

WPI: Much more than it shows

While the last two years have piled on a misery of historic proportions on retail prices, the seeds were sown a year...

Published 03 Apr, 2024 09:18am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s trade deficit shrinks 25% to $17.03bn in 9MFY24

However, trade deficit in March alone higher on yearly and monthly basis

Updated 01 Apr, 2024 10:10pm

Markets

Pakistan’s trade deficit narrows 30% to $14.9bn in 8MFY24

Deficit stood at $21.3bn in 8MFY23

Updated 01 Mar, 2024 10:28pm

Markets

Pakistan’s headline inflation reading slows to 23.1% in February

This is the lowest CPI-based figure since June 2022

Updated 01 Mar, 2024 10:22pm

July-January FY24: Trade deficit shrinks 32.7pc to $13.16bn YoY

Pakistan Bureau of Statistics says exports increased by 7.87 percent to $17.778 billion

Updated 21 Feb, 2024 01:04pm

Opinion

PBS needs a makeover

Policymaking at all levels of government requires precise, timely and accurate statistics to achieve various targets...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

Opinion

Tech solves Pakistan’s three-fold education problem

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 24 January as the International Day of Education, “in celebration of...

Published 03 Feb, 2024 05:46am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s trade deficit contracts 33% to $13.2bn in 7MFY24

Pakistan’s trade deficit shrank 33% to $13.167 billion during July-January (7MFY24) on account of a considerable...

Updated 02 Feb, 2024 09:16pm

Business & Finance

Jul-Dec: Trade deficit falls 34.29pc to $11.15bn YoY

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit narrowed down by 34.29 percent in the first half (July-December) of the current...

Updated 03 Jan, 2024 09:54am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s trade deficit shrinks over 34% to $11.15bn in 6MFY24

Stood at $16.97bn in same period of the previous year

Updated 02 Jan, 2024 09:03pm

Opinion

Problematic statistics

The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has been endeavoring to improve the quality and coverage of statistics in...

Published 02 Jan, 2024 05:21am

Oct LSMI output down 4.08pc YoY

The LSMI quantum index number (QIM) estimated for October 2023 is 111.06

Updated 16 Dec, 2023 05:34pm

Pakistan

SBP seen holding key policy rate as monetary policy committee meets Tuesday

Pakistan's key rate was raised to an all-time high of 22% in June and has stayed unchanged for the last three rate meetings

Updated 11 Dec, 2023 09:32pm

Business & Finance

SPI down 0.23pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: A decline of 0.23 percent has been recorded in the weekly Sensitive Price Index (SPI) for the week ending...

Published 02 Dec, 2023 05:09am

Business & Finance

Jul-Nov trade deficit shrinks 33.59pc to $9.378bn YoY

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit contracted by 33.59 percent to $9.378 billion during the first five months...

Published 02 Dec, 2023 05:09am

Markets

Pakistan’s headline inflation reading clocks in at 29.2% in November

Inflation reading higher than October's when it stood at 26.9%

Updated 01 Dec, 2023 10:38pm

Pakistan

Pakistan’s trade deficit narrows 34% to $9.38bn in 5MFY24

Stood at $14.28bn in same period of the previous year

Updated 01 Dec, 2023 10:44pm

Pakistan

‘Unfinished agenda of PBS’: Ishrat shares his opinion

ISLAMABAD: Dr Ishrat Husain a renowned economist, former Governor State Bank, Former Advisor to Prime Minister on...

Published 25 Sep, 2023 06:34am

Pakistan

As many as 35pc female medical doctors unemployed in Pakistan: PBS

KARACHI: A large number of female doctors are out of job in Pakistan despite the fact that the world’s fifth most...

Published 12 Sep, 2023 06:22am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s headline inflation reading clocks in at 27.4% in August

This is the lowest inflation figure in calendar year 2023

Updated 01 Sep, 2023 07:36pm

BR Research

GDP estimates: a failure of ‘Planning’?

The federal finance minister had a profound moment of candidness yesterday. During the press conference for the...

Published 09 Jun, 2023 08:38am

Pakistan

ACs directed to remain in field till 15th for census

LAHORE: Commissioner Lahore Muhammad Ali Randhawa has issued an order for all Assistant Commissioners (ACs) and...

Published 07 May, 2023 03:21am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s first digital census tackles miscounts, exclusion

LAHORE: Father-of-two Muhammad Saqib excitedly types his family’s details on a laptop in his Lahore office - the...

Published 28 Feb, 2023 02:57pm

Business & Finance

HIFY23 football exports soar 53.58pc to $120.89m YoY

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Football exports during the first six months of the fiscal year of 2022-23 increased by ...

Published 23 Jan, 2023 05:57am

Editorials

Digital Census

EDITORIAL: In an important development Pakistan is all set to digitalise population and housing census. The National...

Published 11 Jan, 2023 05:53am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 10	278.57
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 10	278.37
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 10	157.01
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 10	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 10	1.27
Euro to USD / Jun 10	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 10	5360.79
India Sensex / Jun 10	76490.08
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 10	38038.16
Nasdaq / Jun 10	17193.59
Hang Seng / Jun 10	18366.95
FTSE 100 / Jun 10	8228.48
Dow Jones / Jun 10	38868.04
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 10	18494.89

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 7	19935
Petrol/Litre / Jun 10	268.36
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 10	77.74
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 10	205247
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 10	2327
Diesel/Litre / Jun 10	270.22

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jun 11 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jun 11 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jun 11 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jun 11 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jun 11 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jun 11 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jun 11 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jun 11 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jun 11 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jun 11 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jun 11 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jun 11 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jun 11 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jun 11 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jun 11 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jun 11 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jun 11 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jun 11 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Jun 11 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Jun 11 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Jun 11 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Jun 11 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Jun 11 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Jun 11 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 11 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 11 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Jun 11 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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