Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - November 14, 2016.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                         Monday          PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)    104.77/104.82     104.72/104.77

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                  106.50            106.30

Karachi 100-share Index               42,525.93         42,849.12

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm               43,542.00         44,142.00

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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         Nov 9            Oct 26

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Three-month bills                        5.9463            5.8777

Six-month bills                          5.9471            5.9046

12-month bills                     Bid rejected            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

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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                               Nov 4               PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves       $19,075.9 mln     $19,320.8 mln

Forex held by central bank         $5,077.5 mln      $5,005.7 mln

Forex held by commercial banks    $24,153.4 mln     $24,326.5 mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                           LAST               PVS

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Consumer price index Oct                    4.2               3.9

Change mth/mth (pct) Oct                    0.8               0.2

Change yr/yr (pct) Oct                      0.4               0.1

Wholesale price index Oct                  0.04               N/A

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

Change yr/yr (pct) Oct                     2.80               N/A

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

Exports Oct                          $1,742 mln        $1,791 mln

Imports Oct                          $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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