Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - Feburary 13, 2017.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                           Monday          PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)      104.76/104.81     104.73/104.79

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                    107.30            107.40

Karachi 100-share Index                 49,965.63         49,925.08

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                 43,285.00         43,114.25

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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           Feb 1            Jan 18

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Three-month bills                          5.9463            5.9017

Six-month bills                            5.9896            5.9258

12-month bills                             5.4935            5.9598

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on          Jan 26            Dec 28

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Three-year PIB                      Bids rejected     Bids rejected

Five-year PIB                       Bids rejected     Bids rejected

10-year PIB                          Bid rejected     Bids rejected

20-Year PIB                       No BidsReceived   No BidsReceived

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                                 Feb 3               PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves         $22,031.3 mln     $23,246.2 mln

Forex held by central bank          $17,217.8 mln     $18,383.5 mln

Forex held by commercial banks       $4,813.5 mln      $4,862.7 mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                             LAST               PVS

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Consumer price indexOct                       3.7               3.8

Change mth/mth (pct)Oct                       0.2               0.2

Change yr/yr (pct)Oct                         0.6               0.6

Wholesale price indexOct                      3.1               0.4

Change mth/mth (pct)Oct                       0.1               N/A

Change yr/yr (pct)Oct                         0.6               N/A

Trade BalanceOct                      $-1,852 mln       $-1,513 mln

ExportsOct                             $1,742 mln        $1,791 mln

ImportsOct                             $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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