Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - September 05, 2017.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                          Tuesday           PREVIOUS

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

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                    106.00             106.00

Karachi 100-share Index                 41,779.20          41,323.00

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                 44,400.34          44,057.00

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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          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                      Bids Rejected             6.0386

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on          Aug 24            July 26

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Three-year PIB                      Bids Rejected             6.4091

Five-year PIB                       Bids Rejected             6.8961

10-year PIB                         Bids Rejected             7.9360

20-Year PIB                      No Bids Received   No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                                Aug 25                PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves         $20,001.1 mln      $20,046.3 mln

Forex held by central bank          $14,343.4 mln      $14,375.1 mln

Forex held by commercial banks       $5,657.7 mln       $5,671.2 mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                             LAST                PVS

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Consumer price index Aug                     3.42               2.91

Change mth/mth (pct) Aug                     3.16                0.3

Change yr/yr (pct) Aug                       2.91                0.3

Wholesale price index Aug                     1.0                N/A

Change mth/mth (pct) Aug                      0.3                0.2

Change yr/yr (pct) Aug                        3.5                0.5

Trade Balance Aug                             N/A                N/A

Exports Aug                                   N/A                N/A

Imports Aug                                   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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