Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - March 20, 2017.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                         Monday           PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)    104.81/104.85      104.80/104.85

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                  106.40             106.65

Karachi 100-share Index               48,697.65          48,409.35

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm               43,414.12          42,285.86

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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      March 15            March 1

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Three-month bills                        5.9463             5.9463

Six-month bills                          5.9896             5.9896

12-month bills                     bid rejected             5.9935

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on        Feb 22             Jan 26

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Three-year PIB                           6.4066             6.4074

Five-year PIB                            6.8998             6.8998

10-year PIB                              7.9406             7.9414

20-Year PIB                    No Bids Received   No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                            March 10                PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves       $22,274.0 mln      $22,151.8 mln

Forex held by central bank        $17,238.3 mln      $17,139.7 mln

Forex held by commercial banks     $5,035.7 mln       $5,012.1 mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                           LAST                PVS

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Consumer price index Feb                   4.22                  -

Change mth/mth (pct) Feb                   0.28                  -

Change yr/yr (pct) Feb                     4.22               3.66

Wholesale price index Feb                   3.1                0.4

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

Change yr/yr (pct) Feb                      0.6                N/A

Trade Balance Feb                   $-1,852 mln        $-2,957 mln

Exports Feb                          $1,742 mln         $1,780 mln

Imports Feb                          $3,594 mln         $4,737 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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