Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - March 05, 2018.

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                         Monday           PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)    110.48/110.57      110.48/110.57

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                  111.70             111.90

Karachi 100-share Index               43,829.07          43,740.49

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm               48,385.86          48,557.34

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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        Feb 28             Feb 14

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Three-month bills                        6.2591             6.2144

Six-month bills               Bids not received  Bids not received

12-month bills                Bids not received  Bids not received

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on        Feb 21             Jan 24

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Three-year PIB                    Bids Rejected      Bids Rejected

Five-year PIB                     Bids Rejected      Bids Rejected

10-year PIB                       Bids Rejected      Bids Rejected

20-Year PIB                    No Bids Received   No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                              Feb 23                PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves       $18,413.3 mln      $18,828.7 mln

Forex held by central bank        $12,345.6 mln      $12,703.7 mln

Forex held by commercial banks     $6,067.7 mln       $6,125.0 mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                           LAST                PVS

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Consumer price index

Change mth/mth (pct) Feb                    0.3                N/A

Change yr/yr (pct) Feb                      3.8                4.6

Wholesale price index Feb                     -                  -

Change mth/mth (pct) Feb                    0.5                3.4

Change yr/yr (pct) Feb                      0.1                N/A

Trade Balance Feb                           N/A                N/A

Exports Feb                                 N/A                N/A

Imports Feb                                 N/A                N/A

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ANNUAL INDICATORS

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FISCAL YEAR                             2016/17            2017/18

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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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