Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - December 07, 2016.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                      Wednesday           PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)    104.79/104.83                N/A

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                  107.90                N/A

Karachi 100-share Index               44,494.99          44,199.40

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                     N/A             41,957

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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 23              Nov 9

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Three-month bills                        5.9463             5.9463

Six-month bills                          5.9471             5.9471

12-month bills                           5.9485       Bid rejected

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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 Received   No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                              Nov 25                PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves       $23,614.8 mln      $23,865.2 mln

Forex held by central bank        $18,574.8 mln      $18,846.9 mln

Forex held by commercial banks     $5,040.0 mln       $5,068.7 mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                           LAST                PVS

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Consumer price index Nov                    N/A                N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Nov                   0.21                0.8

Change yr/yr (pct) Nov                     3.81                4.2

Wholesale price index Nov                   N/A                N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Nov                   -0.2              -0.53

Change yr/yr (pct) Nov                      2.6               2.80

Trade Balance Oct                    $1,523 mln        $-1,852 mln

Exports Oct                          $1,819 mln         $1,742 mln

Imports Oct                          $3,342 mln         $3,594 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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