Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - October 31, 2016.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                            Monday          PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)       104.81/104.86     104.80/104.84

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                     106.00            105.85

Karachi 100-share Index                  39,893.84         39,872.88

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                  44,400.00         44,142.00

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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 26            Oct 10

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Three-month bills                           5.8777            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           Oct 19           Sept 22

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Three-year PIB                           Bids rejected        6.1970

Five-year PIB                            Bids rejected        6.7010

10-year PIB                              Bids rejected        7.7995

20-Year PIB                              No Bids             No Bids

                                         Received           Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                                 Oct 21               PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves          $19,320.8 mln      $19,461.7mln

Forex held by central bank            $5,005.7 mln      $4,999.7 mln

Forex held by commercial banks       $24,326.5 mln     $24,461.4 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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