Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - July 25, 2016.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                        Monday        PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)   104.81/104.85   104.81/104.85

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                 105.70          105.65

Karachi 100-share index              39,800.64       39,528.82

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm              45,128.43       44,742.85

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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       July 4         June 22

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Three-month bills                       5.8689          5.9017

Six-month bills                         5.9070          5.9258

12-month bills                          5.9123          5.9598

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on      June 15        April 21

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Three-year PIB                          6.4068          6.4605

Five-year PIB                           6.9092          6.9029

10-year PIB                             8.0197          8.1002

20-Year PIB                            No Bids         No Bids

                                      Received        Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                            July 22             PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves      $23,995.6 mln    $23,91.4 mln

Forex held by central bank       $18,036.9 mln   $18,077.4 mln

Forex held by commercial banks    $4,959.7 mln    $5,014.0 mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                          LAST             PVS

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Consumer price index July                  4.1             3.2

Change mth/mth (pct) July                  1.3             0.2

Change yr/yr (pct) July                    4.7             2.1

Wholesale price index July                2.34             N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) July                 3.00             N/A

Change yr/yr (pct) July                    N/A             N/A

Trade Balance June                  $1,852 mln     $-1,513 mln

Exports June                        $1,742 mln      $1,791 mln

Imports June                        $3,594 mln      $3.304 mln

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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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