Pakistan Economic Indicators

KARACHI: Pakistan Economic Indicators - Monday (December 28, 2020).

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DAILY INDICATORS
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                                         MONDAY          PREVIOUS
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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)    160.40/160.50     160.20/160.30
Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                  160.40            160.20
Karachi 100-share Index               43,674.28         43,416.77
Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm               97,265.85         96,665.17
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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        Dec 17             Dec 3
Three-month bills                        7.1202            7.1408
Six-month bills                          7.1701            7.1849
12-month bills                           7.2400            7.2989
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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results
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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on        Dec 16             Dec 2
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Three-year PIB                          99.6467            8.2400
Five-year PIB                           99.2323            9.9800
10-year PIB                       Bids rejected           10.5498
20-Year PIB                             95.2853           10.0000
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WEEKLY INDICATORS
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Week ending                              Dec 18               PVS
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Total liquid forex reserves          $20,131.1m      $20,379.6mln
Forex held by central bank           $13,216.2m      $13,298.8mln
Forex held by commercial banks        $7,096.9m       $7,080.8mln
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MONTHLY INDICATORS
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Consumer price index                       LAST               PVS
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Change mth/mth (pct) Nov                    0.8               1.7
Change yr/yr (pct) Nov                      8.3               8.9
Wholesale price index Nov
Change mth/mth (pct) Nov                    0.9               2.9
Change yr/yr (pct) Nov                      5.0               5.1
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                             2020/21           2019/20
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Population (millions)               207,774,520       207,774,520
Per capita income                           N/A            $1,433
External debt (billion rupees)         17,000.0          15,087.5
Domestic debt (billion rupees)          23.5 tr          22,649.9
Gross domestic product growth           1.0 pct          1.33 pct
Manufacturing sector growth                -5.4             5 pct
Services sector growth                     -0.6               N/A
Agricultural sector growth             2.67 pct           4.1 pct
Commodity producing sector growth           N/A               N/A
Average consumer price inflation      11.11 pct               N/A
Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP)             8.1 pct           5.8 pct
Trade balance (FBS July-June)         $-1,740bn         $-1,673bn
Exports                                     N/A         $147,000m
Imports                                     N/A         $235,295m
Current a/c deficit                       $792m           $2.97bn
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• = Provisional

SBP = State Bank of Pakistan

FBS = Federal Bureau of Statistics