Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - October 05, 2015.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                           FRIDAY           PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)      104.45/104.50      104.45/104.50

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)             104.35/104.60      104.40/104.65

Karachi 100-share index                 32,969.73          32,750.31

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                       N/A                N/A

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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 30            Sept 16

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Three-month bills                          6.4828             6.4828

Six-month bills                            6.4800             6.4800

12-month bills                      Bids Rejected      Bids Rejected

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on          Sept 9             Aug 12

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Three-year PIB                             7.3536             7.6004

Five-year PIB                              8.3338             8.5181

10-year PIB                                9.3406             9.4007

20-Year PIB                      No Bids Received   No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                               Sept 25                PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves           $18.349 bln        $18.500 bln

Forex held by central bank            $13.408 bln        $13.496 bln

Forex held by commercial banks         $4.941 bln         $5.004 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                             LAST                PVS

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Consumer price index Sept                     N/A                N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Sept                     0.1                0.2

Change yr/yr (pct) Sept                       1.3                1.8

Wholesale price index Sept                    N/A                N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Sept                     0.4                0.5

Change yr/yr (pct) Sept                       3.5                2.9

Trade Balance Aug                     $-1.988 bln        $-1.773 bln

Exports Aug                            $1.835 bln         $1.598 bln

Imports Aug                            $3.823 bln         $3.371 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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