Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - Monday (July 23, 2018).

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                                   Monday              PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)              128.50/128.80         128.15/128.49

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                            130.30                130.00

Karachi 100-share Index                         40,463.98             41,225.58

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                         51,226.25             50,754.86

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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                 July 18                July 4

Three-month bills                                  7.7500                6.7596

Six-month bills                                    7.8526     Bids not received

12-month bills                             Bids not receive   Bids not received

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on                 June 13                May 30

Three-year PIB                                    99.2784                7.2004

Five-year PIB                                     97.8000                8.0308

10-year PIB                                      100.2900             20,825.50

20-Year PIB                                No Bids Receive     No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                                       JULY 13                   PVS

Total liquid forex reserves                 $15,682.5 mln         $16,084.3 mln

Forex held by central bank                   $9,063.6 mln          $9,479.5 mln

Forex held by commercial banks               $6,618.9 mln          $6,604.8 mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                                     LAST                   PVS

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Consumer price index

Change mth/mth (pct) June                             0.6                   0.5

Change yr/yr (pct) June                               5.2                   4.2

Wholesale price index June

Change mth/mth (pct) June                             1.5                   1.3

Change yr/yr (pct) June                               7.6                   5.6

Trade Balance June                                    N/A                   N/A

Exports June                                          N/A                   N/A

Imports June                                          N/A                   N/A

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ANNUAL INDICATORS

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FISCAL YEAR                                       2017/18               2016/17

Population (millions)                              196.17                191.71

Per capita income                                  $1,561                $1,512

External debt (billion dlr)                     *$6,692.5              $5,460.6

Domestic debt (billion rupees)                   15,437.4              14,192.6

Gross domestic product growth                     5.3 pct              4.24 pct

Manufacturing sector growth                      4.40 pct                   N/A

Services sector growth                                N/A                   N/A

Agricultural sector growth                        4.1 pct               5.5 pct

Commodity producing sector growth                     N/A                   N/A

Average consumer price inflation                     4.16                   N/A

Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP)                       5.8 pct                  4.16

Trade balance (FBS July-June)                $-26,568 bln          $-19,283 bln

Exports                                      $171,511 mln          $186,384 mln

Imports                                      $462,763 mln          $494,721 mln

Current a/c balance                           $-12.09 bln            $-19.3 bln

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