Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - October 03, 2017.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                         Monday           PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)    105.33/105.42      105.31/105.36

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                  106.50             106.20

Karachi 100-share Index               42,018.90          42,362.87

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm               44,614.86          44,700.86

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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       Sept 27            Sept 13

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Three-month bills                        5.9910             5.9910

Six-month bills                          6.0109             6.0109

12-month bills                           6.0273             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                             Sept 22                PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves       $20,051.6 mln      $20,585.2 mln

Forex held by central bank        $14,132.7 mln      $14,758.4 mln

Forex held by commercial banks     $5,918.9 mln       $5,826.8 mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                           LAST                PVS

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Consumer price index Sept                  3.86               3.42

Change mth/mth (pct) Sept                   0.8                0.3

Change yr/yr (pct) Sept                     4.0                0.3

Wholesale price index Sept                  1.9                0.5

Change mth/mth (pct) Sept                   2.1                0.2

Change yr/yr (pct) Sept                     1.8                0.5

Trade Balance Sept                          N/A                N/A

Exports Sept                                N/A                N/A

Imports Sept                                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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