Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - Monday (January 21, 2019).

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                         MONDAY           PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)    138.75/138.83      138.80/138.84

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                  138.60             138.70

Karachi 100-share Index               39,543.77          39,306.50

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                     N/A          57,785.00

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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 16              Jan 2

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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                              Jan 11                PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves       $13,489.2 mln      $13,597.0 mln

Forex held by central bank         $6,901.2 mln       $7,048.7 mln

Forex held by commercial banks     $6,588.0 mln       $6,548.3 mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                           LAST                PVS

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Consumer price index                          -                  -

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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