Pakistan Economic Indicators

KARACHI: Pakistan Economic Indicators - Thursday (November 5, 2020).

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DAILY INDICATORS
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                                      THURSDAY           PREVIOUS
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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)   159.40/159.50      159.75/159.85
Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                 159.40             159.75
Karachi 100-share Index              41,071.30          40,281.96
Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm              98,251.85          97,394.42
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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        Oct 5             Oct 21
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Three-month bills                       7.1597             7.1750
Six-month bills                         7.2000             7.2000
12-month bills                          7.2900      Bids rejected
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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results
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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on        Nov 5               Sept
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Three-year PIB                   Bids rejected             8.2400
Five-year PIB                     Bid rejected      Bids rejected
10-year PIB                       Bid rejected      Bids rejected
20-Year PIB                            10,0000            10.0000
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WEEKLY INDICATORS
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Week ending                             Oct 29                PVS
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Total liquid forex reserves         $19,353.6m       $19,296.5mln
Forex held by central bank          $12,182.6m       $12,121.5mln
Forex held by commercial banks       $7,171.0m        $7,175.0mln
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MONTHLY INDICATORS
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Consumer price index                      LAST                PVS
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Change mth/mth (pct) Oct                   1.7                1.5
Change yr/yr (pct) Oct                     8.9                9.0
Wholesale price index Oct
Change mth/mth (pct) Oct                   2.9                1.0
Change yr/yr (pct) Oct                     5.1                4.3
Trade Balance Oct                          N/A                N/A
Exports Oct                                N/A                N/A
Imports Oct                                N/A                N/A
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ANNUAL INDICATORS
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FISCAL YEAR                            2020/21            2019/20
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Population (millions)                   196.17             191.71
Per capita income                       $1,516             $1,652
External debt (billion rupees)        15,087.5            6,692.5
Domestic debt (billion rupees)        22,649.9           15,437.4
Gross domestic product growth          5.4 pct           4.24 pct
Manufacturing sector growth              5 pct               4.40
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     11.11 pct                N/A
Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP)            5.8 pct               4.16
Trade balance (FBS July-June)       $-26,568bn         $-19,283bn
Exports                              $171,511m          $186,384m
Imports                              $462,763m          $494,721m
Current a/c deficit                    $13.5bn            $19.9bn
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• = Provisional

SBP = State Bank of Pakistan

FBS = Federal Bureau of Statistics