Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - Monday (October 29, 2018).

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                          MONDAY            PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)     132.40/132.61       132.10/132.20

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                   131.50              131.40

Karachi 100-share Index                41,452.76           40,556.45

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                51,097.86           51,612.43

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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         Oct 24              Oct 10

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Three-month bills                         8.8000              8.8000

Six-month bills                Bids not received              8.8492

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         Oct 17                   -

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Three-year PIB                         3,652.592                 N/A

Five-year PIB                          2,549.552                 N/A

10-year PIB                            1,239.944                 N/A

20-Year PIB                     No Bids Received    No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                               Oct 19                 PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves        $14,295.8 mln       $14,613.9 mln

Forex held by central bank          $7,825.0 mln        $8,088.9 mln

Forex held by commercial banks      $6,470.8 mln        $6,525.0 mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                            LAST                 PVS

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Consumer price index                           -                   -

Change mth/mth (pct) 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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