Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - Monday (June 03, 2019).

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                        Monday               PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)      148.20/148.60       147.50/147.92

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                    148.20              148.00

Karachi 100-share Index                 35,505.29           35,974.79

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                 60,528.60           60,014.25

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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 22               May 8

Three-month bills                         12.7495             11.2491

Six-month bills                           12.8010       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         May 30             April 18

Three-year PIB                           13.6999              12.2000

Five-year PIB                            13.8000        Bids rejected

10-year PIB                              13.6000        Bids rejected

20-Year PIB                     No Bids Received     No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                               May 24                  PVS

Total liquid forex reserves        $15,089.8 mln        $15,126.5 mln

Forex held by central bank          $8,010.2 mln        $8,057.6  mln

Forex held by commercial banks      $7,079.6 mln         $7,068.9 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                    0.78                  1.3

Change yr/yr (pct) May                       9.1                  8.8

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Wholesale price index May

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Change mth/mth (pct) May                     N/A                  2.3

Change yr/yr (pct) May                       N/A                 13.8

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                              2018/19              2017/18

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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