Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - November 22, 2016.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                       Tuesday        PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)   104.81/104.86   104.71/104.76

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                 107.20          107.10

Karachi 100-share Index              42,631.58       42,439.04

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                    N/A       43,371.00

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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        Nov 9          Oct 26

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Three-month bills                       5.9463          5.8777

Six-month bills                         5.9471          5.9046

12-month bills                    Bid rejected          5.9148

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on       Nov 17          Oct 19

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Three-year PIB                   Bids rejected   Bids rejected

Five-year PIB                    Bids rejected   Bids rejected

10-year PIB                      Bids rejected    Bid rejected

20-Year PIB                            No Bids         No Bids

                                      Received        Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                             Nov 11             PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves      $19,027.1 mln   $19,075.9 mln

Forex held by central bank        $5,068.7 mln     $5,077.5mln

Forex held by commercial banks   $24,095.8 mln    $24,153.4mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                          LAST             PVS

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Consumer price index Oct                   4.2             3.9

Change mth/mth (pct) Oct                   0.8             0.2

Change yr/yr (pct) Oct                     0.4             0.1

Wholesale price index Oct                 0.04             N/A

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

Change yr/yr (pct) Oct                    2.80             N/A

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

Exports Oct                         $1,742 mln      $1,791 mln

Imports Oct                         $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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