Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - Wednesday (June 20, 2018).

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                         WEDNESDAY            PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)       121.10/121.46       121.60/121.73

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                     124.00              123.50

Karachi 100-share Index                  43,002.83           43,682.84

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                  50,754.17           50,925.51

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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          June 20              May 23

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Three-month bills                           6.7596              6.2591

Six-month bills                  Bids not received   Bids not received

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          June 13              May 30

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Three-year PIB                             99.2784              7.2004

Five-year PIB                              97.8000              8.0308

10-year PIB                               100.2900           20,825.50

20-Year PIB                       No Bids Received    No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                                JUNE 14                 PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves          $16,457.1 mln       $16,419.6 mln

Forex held by central bank           $10,065.6 mln       $10,041.6 mln

Forex held by commercial banks        $6,391.5 mln        $6,378.0 mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                              LAST                 PVS

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Consumer price index                             -                   -

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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