Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - Monday (August 20, 2018).

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                        MONDAY            PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)   123.05/124.24       123.95/124.05

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                 122.00              121.60

Karachi 100-share Index              42,425.10           42,446.62

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm              47,153.21           46,596.17

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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 15               Aug 1

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Three-month bills                       7.7500              7.7500

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      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                              Aug 3                 PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves      $17,005.0 mln       $17,079.7 mln

Forex held by central bank       $10,369.1 mln       $10,349.7 mln

Forex held by commercial banks    $6,635.9 mln        $6,730.0 mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                          LAST                 PVS

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Consumer price index                         -                   -

Change mth/mth (pct) July                  0.9                 0.6

Change yr/yr (pct) July                    5.8                 5.2

Wholesale price index July                   -                   -

Change mth/mth (pct) July                  2.4                 1.5

Change yr/yr (pct) July                   10.5                 7.6

Trade Balance July                         N/A                 N/A

Exports July                               N/A                 N/A

Imports July                               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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