Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - May 22, 2017.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                        Monday            PREVIOUS

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

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                 105.85              105.90

Karachi 100-share Index              51,373.51           50,956.60

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm              43,071.00           42,071.00

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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       May 10            April 26

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Three-month bills                       5.9910              5.9910

Six-month bills                         6.0109              6.0109

12-month bills                          6.0273              6.0273

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on       May 17            April 19

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Three-year PIB                          6.4060       Bids rejected

Five-year PIB                           6.8974       Bids rejected

10-year PIB                             7.9358       Bids rejected

20-Year PIB                   No Bids Received    No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                             May 12                 PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves      $20,678.6 mln       $21,004.2 mln

Forex held by central bank       $15,895.9 mln       $16,061.6 mln

Forex held by commercial banks    $4,782.7 mln        $4,943.2 mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                          LAST                 PVS

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Consumer price index Feb                   4.8                 4.9

Change mth/mth (pct) Feb                   1.4                 0.8

Change yr/yr (pct) Feb                     0.3                 0.1

Wholesale price index Feb                  6.0                 6.4

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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