Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - Monday (May 20, 2019).

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                        MONDAY            PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)   149.10/149.64       148.55/148.94

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                 150.00              149.50

Karachi 100-share Index              33,250.54           33,166.62

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm              61,300.17           61,814.34

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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        May 8            April 24

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Three-month bills                      11.2491             10.9799

Six-month bills                  Bids rejected       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     April 18              Jan 23

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Three-year PIB                         12.2000             12.2401

Five-year PIB                    Bids rejected             12.7000

10-year PIB                      Bids rejected       Bids rejected

20-Year PIB                   No Bids Received    No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                             May 10                 PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves      $15,894.4 mln       $15,972.6 mln

Forex held by central bank        $8,845.6 mln        $8,984.1 mln

Forex held by commercial banks    $7,048.8 mln        $6,988.5 mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                          LAST                 PVS

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Consumer price index                         -                   -

Change mth/mth (pct) April                 1.3                 1.4

Change yr/yr (pct) April                   8.8                 9.2

Wholesale price index April                  -                   -

Change mth/mth (pct) April                 2.3                 3.6

Change yr/yr (pct) April                  13.8                12.6

Trade Balance April                        N/A                 N/A

Exports April                              N/A                 N/A

Imports April                              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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