Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - December 14, 2015.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                        FRIDAY        PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)   104.18/104.28   103.90/104.00

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)          106.00/106.50   105.80/106.30

Karachi 100-share index              33,048.51       33,211.92

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                    N/A          37,885

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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 09          Nov 25

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Three-month bills                       6.3933          6.3933

Six-month bills                         6.3946          6.3946

12-month bills                            Bids            Bids

                                      Rejected        Rejected

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on       Nov 18           Oct 7

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Three-year PIB                          7.0270          7.1967

Five-year PIB                           7.9999          8.1805

10-year PIB                             9.1507          9.2299

20-Year PIB                            No Bids         No Bids

                                      Received        Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                              Dec 4             PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves        $20.450 bln     $19.819 bln

Forex held by central bank         $15.441 bln     $14.787 bln

Forex held by commercial banks      $5.009 bln      $5.032 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                          LAST             PVS

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Consumer price index Nov                204.22          203.03

Change mth/mth (pct) Nov                   0.6             0.5

Change yr/yr (pct) Nov                     2.7             1.6

Wholesale price index Nov               208.72          208.69

Change mth/mth (pct) Nov                  0.01             0.5

Change yr/yr (pct) Nov                     1.7             2.7

Trade Balance Nov                  $-2.255 bln     $-2.197 bln

Exports Nov                         $1.662 bln      $1.729 bln

Imports Nov                         $3.917 bln      $3.926 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                $-2.627 bln     $-3.130 bln

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