Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - Monday (October 08, 2018).

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                        MONDAY            PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)   124.20/124.26       124.20/124.26

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                 128.00              126.80

Karachi 100-share Index              37,898.29           39.226.35

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm              51,698.17           51,098.86

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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 26                Sept

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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                            Sept 28                 PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves      $14,893.2 mln       $15,521.5 mln

Forex held by central bank        $8,408.5 mln        $9,036.2 mln

Forex held by commercial banks    $6,484.5 mln        $6,485.3 mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                          LAST                 PVS

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Consumer price index                         -                   -

Change mth/mth (pct) Sept                  0.1                 0.2

Change yr/yr (pct) Sept                    5.1                 5.8

Wholesale price index Sept                   -                   -

Change mth/mth (pct) Sept                  0.8                 1.0

Change yr/yr (pct) Sept                    9.2                11.0

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                            2018/19             2017/18

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Population (millions)                   196.17              191.71

Per capita income                       $1,561              $1,512

External debt (billion rupees)         7,795.8             6,692.5

Domestic debt (billion rupees)        16,415.2            15,437.4

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                   $2.7 bln           $2.47 bln

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