Pakistan Economic Indicators

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

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                        MONDAY            PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)   139.20/139.39       139.10/139.28

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                 138.70              138.40

Karachi 100-share Index              38,851.95           38,306.95

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm              59,528.11           59,414.25

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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     March 13              Feb 27

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Three-month bills                      10.5500             10.5500

Six-month bills               No bids received    No bids 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       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                              Mar 8                 PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves      $14,965.9 mln       $14,956.2 mln

Forex held by central bank        $8,122.9 mln        $8,116.5 mln

Forex held by commercial banks    $6,843.0 mln        $6,839.7 mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                          LAST                 PVS

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Consumer price index                         -                   -

Change mth/mth (pct) Feb                   0.6                 0.1

Change yr/yr (pct) Feb                     8.2                 7.2

Wholesale price index Feb                    -                   -

Change mth/mth (pct) Feb                   0.9                 0.2

Change yr/yr (pct) Feb                    0.11                 9.9

Trade Balance Feb                          N/A                 N/A

Exports Feb                                N/A                 N/A

Imports Feb                                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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