Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - February 15, 2016.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                         FRIDAY        PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)    104.45/104.52   104.65/104.70

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)           106.00/106.25   106.00/106.25

Karachi 100-share index               31,464.16       31,820.54

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                  41,657             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                               Feb 5             PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves         $20.195 bln         $20.275

Forex held by central bank          $15.341 bln         $15.435

Forex held by commercial banks       $4.854 bln          $4.840

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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 Jan                206.27          207.37

Change mth/mth (pct) Jan                    0.5             0.7

Change yr/yr (pct) Jan                      0.1             0.4

Trade Balance Jan                   $-1.737 bln     $-2.055 bln

Exports Jan                          $1.772 bln      $1.788 bln

Imports Jan                          $3.509 bln      $3.843 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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