Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - June 12, 2017.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                           Monday         PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)      104.82/104.87    104.79/104.84

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                    105.95           105.90

Karachi 100-share Index                 47,671.80        49,526.92

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                       N/A        43,114.17

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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          June 7           May 24

Three-month bills                          5.9910           5.9910

Six-month bills                            6.0109           6.0109

12-month bills                             6.0499           6.0499

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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          No Bids

                                         Received         Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                                May 26              PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves         $21.770.4 mln    $21,007.2 mln

Forex held by central bank          $16,921.9 mln    $16,212.6 mln

Forex held by commercial banks       $4,848.5 mln     $4,795.2 mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                             LAST              PVS

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Consumer price index May                      5.0              4.8

Change mth/mth (pct) May                      1.4              0.8

Change yr/yr (pct) May                        0.3              0.1

Wholesale price index May                     5.2              6.0

Change mth/mth (pct) Feb                      0.9              N/A

Change yr/yr (pct) Feb                        0.2              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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