Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - Monday (February 18, 2019).

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                        MONDAY            PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)   138.65/138.72       138.75/138.83

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                 137.90              138.10

Karachi 100-share Index              40,219.47           40,486.67

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm              58,470.42          58,428.34.

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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       Feb 13              Jan 30

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Three-month bills                      10.5500             10.3013

Six-month bills                        10.5999       Bids rejected

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       Jan 23              Dec 26

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Three-year PIB                         12.2401             12.2500

Five-year PIB                          12.7000             12.7000

10-year PIB                      Bids rejected             13.1500

20-Year PIB                   No Bids Received    No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                              Feb 8                 PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves      $14,895.8 mln       $14,885.1 mln

Forex held by central bank        $8,205.9 mln        $8,192.6 mln

Forex held by commercial banks    $6,689.9 mln        $6,692.6 mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                          LAST                 PVS

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Consumer price index                         -                   -

Change mth/mth (pct) Jan                   0.1                 0.4

Change yr/yr (pct) Jan                     7.2                 6.2

Wholesale price index Jan                    -                   -

Change mth/mth (pct) Jan                   0.2                 0.9

Change yr/yr (pct) Jan                     9.9                12.1

Trade Balance Jan                          N/A                 N/A

Exports Jan                                N/A                 N/A

Imports Jan                                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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