Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - April 04, 2016.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                         Monday        PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)    104.71/104.75   104.64/104.69

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                  105.25          105.20

Karachi 100-share index               33,566.22       33,896.03

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm              42,300.172       42,257.21

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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      March 16         March 2

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Three-month bills                        6.1697          6.1697

Six-month bills                          6.2026          6.2026

12-month bills                           6.2192          6.2192

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on      March 21          Feb 24

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Three-year PIB                           6.3204          6.3469

Five-year PIB                            7.0000          7.0492

10-year PIB                              8.2296          8.2505

20-Year PIB                             No Bids         No Bids

                                       Received        Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                             April 1             PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves       $20,884.9 mln   $20,423.6 mln

Forex held by central bank        $16,078.1 mln   $15.588.0 bln

Forex held by commercial banks     $4,806.8 mln      $4.891 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                           LAST             PVS

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Consumer price index Mar                   3.94          202.98

Change mth/mth (pct) Mar                    0.2             0.3

Change yr/yr (pct) Mar                      3.9             3.3

Wholesale price index Mar                204.22          205.05

Change mth/mth (pct) Mar                   0.40             0.6

Change yr/yr (pct) Mar                     0.16             0.6

Trade Balance Mar                           N/A     $-1.513 bln

Exports Mar                                 N/A      $1.791 bln

Imports Mar                                 N/A      $3.304 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                 $-2.709 bln     $-3.130 bln

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