Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - September 19, 2016.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                          Monday        PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)     104.57/104.61   104.59/104.63

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                   105.00          105.00

Karachi 100-share index                40,414.72       43,471.86

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                43,800.00       44,314.51

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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         Sept 9          Aug 31

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Three-month bills                         5.8571          5.8571

Six-month bills                           5.9046          5.9046

12-month bills                            5.9131          5.9148

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on         Aug 24         June 15

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Three-year PIB                            6.2000          6.4068

Five-year PIB                             6.7017          6.9092

10-year PIB                               7.8005          8.0197

20-Year PIB                              No Bids         No Bids

                                        Received        Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                               Sept 9             PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves        $22,858.4 mln   $22,983.7 mln

Forex held by central bank         $17,853.7 mln   $18,065.3 mln

Forex held by commercial banks      $5,004.7 mln    $4,918.4 mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                            LAST             PVS

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Consumer price index Aug                     3.6             4.1

Change mth/mth (pct) Aug                     1.3             0.6

Change yr/yr (pct) Aug                       2.4             4.7

Wholesale price index Aug                   0.03             N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Aug                    3.52             N/A

Change yr/yr (pct) Aug                       N/A             N/A

Trade Balance Aug                     $1,852 mln     $-1,513 mln

Exports Aug                           $1,742 mln      $1,791 mln

Imports Aug                           $3,594 mln      $3.304 mln

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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                  $-2.709 bln     $-3.130 bln

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