Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - August 10, 2015.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                       FRIDAY           PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)  101.78/101.83      101.79/101.84

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)         102.90/103.10      102.90/103.20

Karachi 100-share index             36,222.63          36,228.88

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                38,228             38,014

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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       Aug 5            July 22

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Three-months bills                     6.9308             6.9308

six-month bills                        6.9513             6.9513

12-month bills                         6.9595             6.9595

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on     July 15            June 17

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three-year PIB                         8.0940             8.0934

five-year PIB                          8.9990             8.9994

10-year PIB                     Bids Rejected      Bids Rejected

20-Year PIB                  No Bids Received   No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                           July 31            July 24

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Total liquid forex reserves       $18.822 bln        $18.536 bln

Forex held by central bank        $13.767 bln        $13.386 bln

Forex held by commercial banks     $5.055 bln         $5.150 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                         LAST                PVS

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Consumer price index June                 N/A                N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) June                 0.6                0.8

Change yr/yr (pct) June                   3.2                3.2

Wholesale price index June                N/A                N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) June                 1.2                1.1

Change yr/yr (pct) June                   2.0                1.8

Trade Balance June                $-2.378 bln        $-1.894 bln

Exports June                       $2.016 bln         $1.953 bln

Imports June                       $4.394 bln         $3.847 bln

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ANNUAL INDICATORS

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FISCAL YEAR                           2014/15            2013/14

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Population (millions)                 *191.71              188.2

Per capita income                      $1.512             $1,333

External debt (billion dlr)          *$62.649            $63.960

Domestic debt (billion rupees)         12,226             12,083

Gross domestic product growth        4.24 pct           4.03 pct

Manufacturing sector growth               N/A           5.55 pct

Services sector growth                5.0 pct            4.4 pct

Agricultural sector growth            2.9 pct            2.7 pct

Commodity producing sector growth        3.24               3.55

Average consumer price inflation          N/A            8.6 pct

Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP)               N/A                N/A

Trade balance (FBS July-June)    $-22.095 bln       $-19.963 bln

Exports                           $23.885 bln        $25.110 bln

Imports                           $45.980 bln        $45.073 bln

Current A/C balance               $-2.280 bln        $-3.130 bln

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