Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - September 26, 2016.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                          Monday        PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)     104.73/104.78   104.68/104.72

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                   105.40          105.30

Karachi 100-share Index                41,282.72       41,464.31

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                43,714.17       43,628.25

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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         Oct 10         Sept 28

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Three-month bills                         5.8571          5.8571

Six-month bills                           5.9046          5.9046

12-month bills                            5.9148          5.9148

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on        Sept 22             N/A

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Three-year PIB                            6.1970               -

Five-year PIB                             6.7010               -

10-year PIB                               7.7995               -

20-Year PIB                              No Bids         No Bids

                                        Received        Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                                Oct 7             PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves        $18,410.2 mln   $18,491.1 mln

Forex held by central bank         $ 5,081.9 mln    $5,121.3 mln

Forex held by commercial banks    $ 23,492.1 mln   $23,612.4 mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                            LAST             PVS

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Consumer price index Sept                    3.9             4.1

Change mth/mth (pct) Sept                    0.2             0.2

Change yr/yr (pct) Sept                      0.1             2.1

Wholesale price index Sept                214.61             N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Sept                  -0.53             N/A

Change yr/yr (pct) Sept                     3.38             N/A

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

Exports Sept                          $1,742 mln      $1,791 mln

Imports Sept                          $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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