Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - Monday (February 25, 2019).

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                                MONDAY            PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)           138.45/138.54       138.45/138.54

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                         137.50              138.00

Karachi 100-share Index                      39,606.79           40,016.13

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                      59,328.86           59,028.21

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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 15                 PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves              $14,794.6 mln       $14,895.8 mln

Forex held by central bank                $8,043.0 mln        $8,205.9 mln

Forex held by commercial banks            $6,751.6 mln        $6,689.9 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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