Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - Monday (April 08, 2019).

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                        Monday               PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)    141.20/141.39         141.10/141.30

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                  141.80                142.50

Karachi 100-share Index               36,921.91             37,521.81

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm               60,871.25             61,385.34

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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      March 27              March 13

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

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 29                   PVS

Total liquid forex reserves       $17,397.6 mln         $15,473.9 mln

Forex held by central bank        $10,492.0 mln         $8,560.9  mln

Forex held by commercial banks     $6,905.6 mln          $6,913.0 mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                           LAST                   PVS

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Consumer price index

Change mth/mth (pct) March                  1.4                   0.6

Change yr/yr (pct) March                    9.4                   8.2

Wholesale price index March

Change mth/mth (pct) March                  3.6                   1.7

Change yr/yr (pct) March                   12.6                  11.0

Trade Balance March                         N/A                   N/A

Exports March                               N/A                   N/A

Imports March                               N/A                   N/A

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ANNUAL INDICATORS

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FISCAL YEAR                             2018/19               2017/18

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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