Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - April 03, 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   104.81/104.85

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                 106.20          106.25

Karachi 100-share Index              48,227.75       48,155.93

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm              43,414.86       43,414.12

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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 29        March 15

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Three-month bills                       5.9910          5.9463

Six-month bills                         6.0109          5.9896

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     March 22          Feb 22

Three-year PIB                          6.4062          6.4066

Five-year PIB                           6.8993          6.8998

10-year PIB                             7.9402          7.9406

20-Year PIB                            No Bids         No Bids

                                      Received        Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                           March 24             PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves      $21,795.9 mln   $22,050.2 mln

Forex held by central bank       $16,730.3 mln   $16,960.5 mln

Forex held by commercial banks    $5,065.6 mln    $5,089.7 mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                          LAST             PVS

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Consumer price index Feb                   4.9             4.2

Change mth/mth (pct) Feb                   0.8             0.2

Change yr/yr (pct) Feb                     0.3             0.1

Wholesale price index Feb                  6.4             5.3

Change mth/mth (pct) Feb                   0.7             N/A

Change yr/yr (pct) Feb                     0.4             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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