Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - Monday (June 04, 2018).

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                          MONDAY            PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)     115.52/115.64       115.51/115.61

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                   118.70              118.90

Karachi 100-share Index                42,268.29           42,912.81

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                      N/A           49,683,42

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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         May 23               May 9

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Three-month bills                         6.2591              6.2591

Six-month bills                Bids not received              6.3519

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         May 30              May 16

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Three-year PIB                            7.2004              7.2004

Five-year PIB                             8.0308              8.0308

10-year PIB                            20,825.50              8.4900

20-Year PIB                     No Bids Received    No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                               MAY 25                 PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves        $16,406.8 mln       $16,652.2 mln

Forex held by central bank         $10,033.8 mln       $10,320.2 mln

Forex held by commercial banks      $6,373.0 mln        $6,332.0 mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                            LAST                 PVS

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Consumer price index

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Change mth/mth (pct) May                     0.5                 1.8

Change yr/yr (pct) May                       4.2                 3.7

Wholesale price index May                      -                   -

Change mth/mth (pct) May                     1.3                 1.3

Change yr/yr (pct) May                       5.6                 4.0

Trade Balance May                            N/A                 N/A

Exports May                                  N/A                 N/A

Imports May                                  N/A                 N/A

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ANNUAL INDICATORS

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FISCAL YEAR                              2017/18             2016/17

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Population (millions)                     196.17              191.71

Per capita income                         $1,561              $1,512

External debt (billion dlr)            *$6,692.5            $5,460.6

Domestic debt (billion rupees)          15,437.4            14,192.6

Gross domestic product growth            5.3 pct            4.24 pct

Manufacturing sector growth             4.40 pct                 N/A

Services sector growth                       N/A                 N/A

Agricultural sector growth               4.1 pct             5.5 pct

Commodity producing sector growth            N/A                 N/A

Average consumer price inflation            4.16                 N/A

Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP)              5.8 pct                4.16

Trade balance (FBS July-June)       $-26,568 bln        $-19,283 bln

Exports                             $171,511 mln        $186,384 mln

Imports                             $462,763 mln        $494,721 mln

Current A/C balance                  $-12.09 bln          $-19.3 bln

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