Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - Monday (November 05, 2018).

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                           MONDAY            PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)      132.40/132.47       132.40/132.54

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                    131.50              130.80

Karachi 100-share Index                 41,493.96           42,004.09

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                 51,226.34           51,097.86

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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          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                   -

Five-year PIB                           2,549.552                   -

10-year PIB                             1,239.944                   -

20-Year PIB                      No Bids Received    No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                                Oct 26                 PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves         $14,184.5 mln       $14,295.8 mln

Forex held by central bank           $7,776.9 mln        $7,825.0 mln

Forex held by commercial banks       $6,407.6 mln        $6,470.8 mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                             LAST                 PVS

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Consumer price index                            -                   -

Change mth/mth (pct) Sept                     2.6                 0.1

Change yr/yr (pct) Sept                       7.0                 5.1

Wholesale price index Sept                      -                   -

Change mth/mth (pct) Sept                     4.2                 0.8

Change yr/yr (pct) Sept                      13.1                 9.2

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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