Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - March 07, 2016.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                        FRIDAY        PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)   104.70/104.77   104.72/104.77

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)          105.90/106.15   105.95/106.25

Karachi 100-share index              32,441.74       32,146.58

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                 42,085             N/A

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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 2          Feb 17

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Three-month bills                       6.1697          6.2144

Six-month bills                         6.2026          6.2239

12-month bills                          6.2192          6.2419

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on       Feb 24          Jan 27

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Three-year PIB                          6.3469          6.5002

Five-year PIB                           7.0492          7.5484

10-year PIB                             8.2505          8.8509

20-Year PIB                            No Bids         No Bids

                                      Received        Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                             Feb 26             PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves        $20.352 bln         $20.333

Forex held by central bank         $15.506 bln         $15.479

Forex held by commercial banks      $4.846 bln          $4.854

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                          LAST             PVS

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Consumer price index Feb                202.98          203.49

Change mth/mth (pct) Feb                   0.3             0.2

Change yr/yr (pct) Feb                     4.0             3.3

Wholesale price index Feb               205.05          206.27

Change mth/mth (pct) Feb                   0.6             0.5

Change yr/yr (pct) Feb                     0.6             0.1

Trade Balance Jan                  $-1.737 bln     $-2.055 bln

Exports Jan                         $1.772 bln      $1.788 bln

Imports Jan                         $3.509 bln      $3.843 bln

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ANNUAL INDICATORS

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FISCAL YEAR                            2014/15         2013/14

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Population (millions)                  *191.71           188.2

Per capita income                       $1,512          $1,333

External debt (billion dlr)           *$62.649         $63.960

Domestic debt (billion rupees)          12,226          12,083

Gross domestic product growth         4.24 pct        4.03 pct

Manufacturing sector growth                N/A        5.55 pct

Services sector growth                 5.0 pct         4.4 pct

Agricultural sector growth             2.9 pct         2.7 pct

Commodity producing sector growth         3.24            3.55

Average consumer price inflation           N/A         8.6 pct

Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP)                N/A             N/A

Trade balance (FBS July-June)     $-22.095 bln    $-19.963 bln

Exports                            $23.885 bln     $25.110 bln

Imports                            $45.980 bln     $45.073 bln

Current A/C balance                $-2.627 bln     $-3.130 bln

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