Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - October 30, 2017.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                           Monday            PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)      105.35/105.43       105.33/105.44

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                    107.50              107.60

Karachi 100-share Index                 40,324.32           41,105.40

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                 45,428.00           45,300.17

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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          Oct 25              Oct 11

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Three-month bills                          5.9910              5.9910

Six-month bills                            6.0109              6.0109

12-month bills                  Bids not received   Bids not received

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on          Oct 18              Aug 24

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Three-year PIB                      Bids Rejected       Bids Rejected

Five-year PIB                       Bids Rejected       Bids Rejected

10-year PIB                         Bids Rejected       Bids Rejected

20-Year PIB                      No Bids Received    No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                               Sept 29                 PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves         $19,763.2 mln       $20,051.6 mln

Forex held by central bank          $13,857.0 mln       $14,132.7 mln

Forex held by commercial banks       $5,906.2 mln        $5,918.9 mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                             LAST                 PVS

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Consumer price index Sept                    3.86                3.42

Change mth/mth (pct) Sept                     0.8                 0.3

Change yr/yr (pct) Sept                       4.0                 0.3

Wholesale price index Sept                    1.9                 0.5

Change mth/mth (pct) Sept                     2.1                 0.2

Change yr/yr (pct) Sept                       1.8                 0.5

Trade Balance Sept                            N/A                 N/A

Exports Sept                                  N/A                 N/A

Imports Sept                                  N/A                 N/A

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ANNUAL INDICATORS

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FISCAL YEAR                               2014/16             2014/15

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Population (millions)                      191.71              191.71

Per capita income                          $1,561              $1,512

External debt (billion dlr)              *$62.649             $62.649

Domestic debt (billion rupees)             12,226              12,226

Gross domestic product growth            4.71 pct            4.24 pct

Manufacturing sector growth               5.0 pct                 N/A

Services sector growth                        N/A                 N/A

Agricultural sector growth              -0.19 pct             2.9 pct

Commodity producing sector growth            3.24                3.24

Average consumer price inflation              N/A                 N/A

Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP)               3.4 pct                 N/A

Trade balance (FBS July-June)        $-19.283 bln        $-22.095 bln

Exports                               $21,972 bln         $25.110 bln

Imports                               $41,255 bln         $45.073 bln

Current A/C balance                   $-2.709 bln         $-3.130 bln

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