Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - Monday (January 07, 2019).

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                       MONDAY           PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)  138.85/138.93      138.80/138.86

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                138.80             138.80

Karachi 100-share Index             38,562.40          37,547.49

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm             57,700.19          57,514.53

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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       Jan 2             Dec 19

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Three-month bills                     10.3013            10.3013

Six-month bills                  Bis rejected      Bids rejected

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      Dec 26             Nov 29

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Three-year PIB                        12.2500      Bids rejected

Five-year PIB                         12.7000      Bids rejected

10-year PIB                           13.1500       Bid rejected

20-Year PIB                  No Bids Received   No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                            Dec 28                PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves     $13,837.8 mln      $14,017.8 mln

Forex held by central bank       $7,287.5 mln       $7,457.3 mln

Forex held by commercial banks   $6,550.3 mln       $6,560.5 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) Nov                  0.4                0.1

Change yr/yr (pct) Nov                    6.2                6.5

Wholesale price index Nov                   -                  -

Change mth/mth (pct) Nov                  0.9                0.7

Change yr/yr (pct) Nov                   12.1               13.5

Trade Balance Nov                         N/A                N/A

Exports Nov                               N/A                N/A

Imports Nov                               N/A                N/A

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ANNUAL INDICATORS

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FISCAL YEAR                           2018/19            2017/18

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Population (millions)                  196.17             191.71

Per capita income                      $1,561             $1,512

External debt (billion rupees)        7,795.8            6,692.5

Domestic debt (billion rupees)       16,415.2           15,437.4

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                  $2.7 bln          $2.47 bln

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