Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan Economic Indicators - Monday (October 21, 2019).

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                        MONDAY          PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)   155.70/155.90     155.70/155.90

Rupee/US$ (kerb market)                 155.80            155.10

Karachi 100-share Index              33,084.73         33,870.15

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm              74,760.25         74,588.00

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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        Oct 9           Sept 25

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Three-month bills                      13.6898           13.7300

Six-month bills                        13.5549           13.8390

12-month bills                         13.4699           13.8499

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) auction results

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Cut-off yield (pct) at auction on      Sept 19            Aug 22

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Three-year PIB                         12.9500           14.2500

Five-year PIB                          12.5000           13.5500

10-year PIB                            12.2483           13.1495

20-Year PIB                   No Bids Received  No Bids Received

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                             Oct 11               PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves      $15,142.6 mln     $14,992.9 mln

Forex held by central bank        $7,813.7 mln      $7,757.6 mln

Forex held by commercial banks     7,328.9 mln      $7,235.3 mln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                          LAST               PVS

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Consumer price index                         -                 -

Change mth/mth (pct) Sept                  0.8               1.6

Change yr/yr (pct) Sept                   11.4              10.5

Wholesale price index Sept                   -                 -

Change mth/mth (pct) Sept                  0.1               1.2

Change yr/yr (pct) Sept                   15.9              14.1

Trade Balance Sept                         N/A               N/A

Exports Sept                               N/A               N/A

Imports Sept                               N/A               N/A

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ANNUAL INDICATORS

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FISCAL YEAR                            2019/20           2018/19

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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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= Provisional

SBP = State Bank of Pakistan

FBS = Federal Bureau of Statistics