HIGHLIGHTS

LSM growth rises to 3.9 percent in July-September 2015
-- Crop yield except for cotton per hectare drops for sugarcane, wheat and rice
-- Savings-investment gap improves significantly
-- Gross fixed investment in the manufacturing and transport & communication sectors as percentage of GDP declines in FY15
-- Headline inflation (CPI-YoY) increases to 1.6 percent in October 2015 from 1.3 percent in September 2015
-- Non-Food No Energy (NFNE) core inflation remains unchanged at 3.4 percent in October 2015 as compared to the previous month. Current Account balance was a negative 0.53 billion dollar during July-October 2015 compared to 1.9 billion deficit same period last year.
-- Trade balance shrinks to $5.7 billion in July-October 2015
-- Readymade garments' export rises
-- Machinery import rises
-- Iron & Steel imports drop
-- FDI down by 24.1% during July-October 2015
-- 43.4 percent of revenue consumed by debt servicing in FY15
-- The government borrowing needs entirely met through scheduled banks
-- Banks holdings in government securities stand at 84% of total liquid assets
-- Spreads between WALR and WADR stand at 288 bps