Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - Monday (July 30, 2018).

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                         MONDAY            PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)    124.50/125.10       127.80/127.86

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                  121.00              126.50

Karachi 100-share Index               43,556.63           42,786.45

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm               46,725.15           49,725.10

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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 04

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Three-month bills                        7.7500              6.7596

Six-month bills                          7.8526   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       June 13              May 30

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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 Received    No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                             JULY 20                 PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves       $15,728.8 mln       $15,682.5 mln

Forex held by central bank         $9,010.7 mln        $9,063.6 mln

Forex held by commercial banks     $6,718.1 mln        $6,618.9 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

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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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