Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - Monday (September 30, 2019).

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                        MONDAY            PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)   156.25/156.35       156.10/156.17

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                 155.40              155.40

Karachi 100-share Index              32,078.85           32,070.81

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm              74,588.42           74,931.34

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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      Sept 25             Sept 11

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Three-month bills                      13.7300             13.7397

Six-month bills                        13.8390             13.9291

12-month bills                         13.8499             13.9300

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on      Sept 19              Aug 22

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Three-year PIB                         12.9500             14.2500

Five-year PIB                          12.5000             13.5500

10-year PIB                            12.2483             13.1495

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20-Year PIB                   No Bids Received    No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                            Sept 20                 PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves      $15,772.6 mln       $15,989.1 mln

Forex held by central bank        $8,465.3 mln        $8,600.4 mln

Forex held by commercial banks     7,307.3 mln        $7,297.7 mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                          LAST                 PVS

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Consumer price index                         -                   -

Change mth/mth (pct) Aug                   1.6                 1.8

Change yr/yr (pct) Aug                    10.5                10.3

Wholesale price index Aug                    -                   -

Change mth/mth (pct) Aug                   1.2                 3.1

Change yr/yr (pct) Aug                    14.1                12.7

Trade Balance Aug                          N/A                 N/A

Exports Aug                                N/A                 N/A

Imports Aug                                N/A                 N/A

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ANNUAL INDICATORS

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FISCAL YEAR                            2019/20             2018/19

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Population (millions)                   196.17              191.71

Per capita income                       $1,516              $1,652

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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