Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - February 08, 2016.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                     THURSDAY        PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)  104.20/104.25   104.76/104.81

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)         106.40/106.70   106.60/106.90

Karachi 100-share index             32,478.98       32,084.06

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       Feb 3          Jan 20

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Three-month bills                      6.2591          6.1697

Six-month bills                        6.2665          6.1812

12-month bills                         6,2758          6.2306

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on      Jan 27          Dec 16

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Three-year PIB                         6.5002          7.0251

Five-year PIB                          7.5484          7.9997

10-year PIB                            8.8509          9.1011

20-Year PIB                           No Bids         No Bids

                                     Received        Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                            Jan 22             PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves       $20.502 bln         $20.689

Forex held by central bank        $15.647 bln         $15.752

Forex held by commercial banks     $4.855 bln          $4.937

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                         LAST             PVS

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Consumer price index Jan               203.49          203.06

Change mth/mth (pct) Jan                  0.2             0.6

Change yr/yr (pct) Jan                    3.3             3.2

Wholesale price index Dec              207.37          208.72

Change mth/mth (pct) Dec                  0.7            0.01

Change yr/yr (pct) Dec                    0.4             1.7

Trade Balance Dec                 $-2.055 bln     $-2.204 bln

Exports Dec                        $1.788 bln      $1.662 bln

Imports Dec                        $3.843 bln      $3.866 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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