Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - August 21, 2017.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                        Monday           PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)   105.31/105.40      105.32/105.38

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                 106.30             106.55

Karachi 100-share Index              42,153.38          43,078.38

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                    N/A          43,714.86

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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       Aug 16              Aug 2

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Three-month bills                       5.9910             5.9910

Six-month bills                         6.0109             6.0109

12-month bills                          6.0386                  -

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on      July 26                  -

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Three-year PIB                          6.4091                N/A

Five-year PIB                           6.8961                N/A

10-year PIB                             7.9360                N/A

20-Year PIB                   No Bids Received   No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                             Aug 11                PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves      $19,941.8 mln      $20,003.7 mln

Forex held by central bank       $14,310.5 mln      $14,398.8 mln

Forex held by commercial banks    $5,631.3 mln       $5,604.9 mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                          LAST                PVS

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Consumer price index July                 2.91               3.93

Change mth/mth (pct) July                  0.3                1.4

Change yr/yr (pct) July                    1.3                0.3

Wholesale price index July                 0.7               0.46

Change mth/mth (pct) July                  0.2                N/A

Change yr/yr (pct) July                    0.5                N/A

Trade Balance July                         N/A                N/A

Exports July                               N/A                N/A

Imports July                               N/A                N/A

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ANNUAL INDICATORS

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FISCAL YEAR                            2014/16            2014/15

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Population (millions)                   191.71             191.71

Per capita income                       $1,561             $1,512

External debt (billion dlr)           *$62.649            $62.649

Domestic debt (billion rupees)          12,226             12,226

Gross domestic product growth         4.71 pct           4.24 pct

Manufacturing sector growth            5.0 pct                N/A

Services sector growth                     N/A                N/A

Agricultural sector growth           -0.19 pct            2.9 pct

Commodity producing sector growth         3.24               3.24

Average consumer price inflation           N/A                N/A

Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP)            3.4 pct                N/A

Trade balance (FBS July-June)     $-19.283 bln       $-22.095 bln

Exports                            $21,972 bln        $25.110 bln

Imports                            $41,255 bln        $45.073 bln

Current A/C balance                $-2.709 bln        $-3.130 bln

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