Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - Monday (August 19, 2019).

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                     Monday               PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)   158.50/158.62       158.50/158.95

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                 157.90              158.40

Karachi 100-share Index              29,562.42           28,764.64

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm              75,439.86           75,789.86

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CENTRAL BANK AUCTIONS

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Treasury bill auction results:

Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on        Aug 7             July 31

Three-month bills                      13.7499             13.7499

Six-month bills                        13.9500             13.9500

12-month bills                         14.2499             14.2400

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on      July 24              May 30

Three-year PIB                         14.2500             13.6999

Five-year PIB                          13.8000             13.8000

10-year PIB                            13.5500             13.6000

20-Year PIB                   No Bids Received    No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                              Aug 9                 PVS

Total liquid forex reserves      $15,577.5 mln       $15,020.2 mln

Forex held by central bank        $8,264.4 mln        $7,729.1 mln

Forex held by commercial banks     7,313.1 mln        $7,291.1 mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                          LAST                 PVS

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Consumer price index                         -                   -

Change mth/mth (pct) July                  2.3                 0.4

Change yr/yr (pct) July                   10.3                 8.9

Wholesale price index July                   -                   -

Change mth/mth (pct) July                  3.1                 0.3

Change yr/yr (pct) July                   13.5                12.7

Trade Balance July                         N/A                 N/A

Exports July                               N/A                 N/A

Imports July                               N/A                 N/A

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ANNUAL INDICATORS

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FISCAL YEAR                            2019/20             2018/19

Population (millions)                   196.17              191.71

Per capita income                       $1,516              $1,652

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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