Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - October 24, 2016.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                               Monday          PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)          104.80/104.84     104.77/104.81

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                        105.65            105.55

Karachi 100-share Index                     40,800.62         41,291.43

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                           N/A         44,314.86

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CENTRAL BANK AUCTIONS

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Treasury bill auction results:

Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on              Oct 10           Sept 28

Three-month bills                              5.8571            5.8571

Six-month bills                                5.9046            5.9046

12-month bills                                 5.9148            5.9148

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on              Oct 19           Sept 22

Three-year PIB                          Bids rejected            6.1970

Five-year PIB                           Bids rejected            6.7010

10-year PIB                             Bids rejected            7.7995

20-Year PIB                                   No Bids           No Bids

                                             Received          Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                                     Oct 7               PVS

Total liquid forex reserves             $19,461.7 mln     $18,410.2 mln

Forex held by central bank              $ 4,999.7 mln      $5,081.9 mln

Forex held by commercial banks         $ 24,461.4 mln     $23,492.1 mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                                 LAST               PVS

Consumer price index Sept                         3.9               4.1

Change mth/mth (pct) Sept                         0.2               0.2

Change yr/yr (pct) Sept                           0.1               2.1

Wholesale price index Sept                     214.61               N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Sept                       -0.53               N/A

Change yr/yr (pct) Sept                          3.38               N/A

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

Exports Sept                               $1,742 mln        $1,791 mln

Imports Sept                               $3,594 mln        $3.304 mln

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ANNUAL INDICATORS

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FISCAL YEAR                                   2014/15           2013/14

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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