Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - February 06, 2017.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                           Monday           PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)      104.78/104.81      104.73/104.78

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                    107.70             107.80

Karachi 100-share Index                 49,630.04          49,555.83

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                 43,114.86          43,028.00

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CENTRAL BANK AUCTIONS

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Treasury bill auction results:

Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on           Feb 1             Jan 18

Three-month bills                          5.9463             5.9017

Six-month bills                            5.9896             5.9258

12-month bills                             5.4935             5.9598

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on          Jan 26             Dec 28

Three-year PIB                             6.4074      Bids rejected

Five-year PIB                              6.8998      Bids rejected

10-year PIB                                7.9414       Bid rejected

20-Year PIB                      No Bids Received   No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                                Jan 23                PVS

Total liquid forex reserves         $23,246.2 mln      $23,191.5 mln

Forex held by central bank          $18,383.5 mln      $18,361.0 mln

Forex held by commercial banks       $4,862.7 mln       $4,830.5 mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                             LAST                PVS

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Consumer price index Oct                      3.7                3.8

Change mth/mth (pct) Oct                      0.2                0.2

Change yr/yr (pct) Oct                        0.6                0.6

Wholesale price index Oct                     3.1                0.4

Change mth/mth (pct) Oct                      0.1                N/A

Change yr/yr (pct) Oct                        0.6                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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