Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - November 28, 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      104.78/104.81

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                 108.10             107.40

Karachi 100-share Index              43,060.71          42,999.66

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm              42,942.00          42,985.43

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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 23              Nov 9

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Three-month bills                       5.9463             5.9463

Six-month bills                         5.9471             5.9471

12-month bills                          5.9485       Bid rejected

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on       Nov 17             Oct 19

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Three-year PIB                   Bids rejected      Bids rejected

Five-year PIB                    Bids rejected      Bids rejected

10-year PIB                      Bids rejected       Bid rejected

20-Year PIB                   No Bids Received   No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                             Nov 11                PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves      $18,846.9 mln      $19,027.1 mln

Forex held by central bank        $5,018.3 mln       $5,068.7 mln

Forex held by commercial banks   $23,865.2 mln      $24,095.8 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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