Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - December 19, 2016.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                             Monday           PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)        104.80/104.85      104.79/104.84

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                      108.00             107.80

Karachi 100-share Index                   46,938.59          46,584.35

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                   42,514.86          42,685.85

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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             Dec 7             Nov 23

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Three-month bills                            5.9463             5.9463

Six-month bills                              5.9471             5.9471

12-month bills                         Bid rejected       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                                   Dec 9                PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves             $23,294 mln     $23,344.48 mln

Forex held by central bank            $18,323.2 mln      $18,353.2 mln

Forex held by commercial banks         $4,971.6 mln       $4,991.2 mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                               LAST                PVS

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Consumer price index Oct                        3.8                4.2

Change mth/mth (pct) Oct                        0.2                0.8

Change yr/yr (pct) Oct                          0.6                0.4

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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