Pakistan Economic Indicators - January 22, 2018.
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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$) 110.40/110.50 110.42/110.52
Rupee/US$ (kerb market) 112.00 111.90
Karachi 100-share Index 44,897.69 44,178.83
Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm 48,857.17 49,028.17
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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 Jan 17 Jan 3
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Three-month bills 5.9910 5.9910
Six-month bills Bids not received Bids not 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 Dec 13 Nov 16
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Three-year PIB Bids Rejected Bids Rejected
Five-year PIB Bids Rejected Bids Rejected
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 Jan 12 PVS
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Total liquid forex reserves $19,771.5 mln $20,020.0 mln
Forex held by central bank $13,699.0 mln $13,982.5 mln
Forex held by commercial banks $6,072.5 mln $6,037.5 mln
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MONTHLY INDICATORS
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LAST PVS
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Consumer price index Dec 4.57 4.0
Change mth/mth (pct) Dec 0.1 N/A
Change yr/yr (pct) Dec 4.6 3.5
Wholesale price index Dec 3.4 2.9
Change mth/mth (pct) Dec 0.4 0.6
Change yr/yr (pct) Dec 0.1 N/A
Trade Balance Dec N/A N/A
Exports Dec N/A N/A
Imports Dec N/A N/A
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ANNUAL INDICATORS
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FISCAL YEAR 2016/17 2015/16
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Population (millions) 191.71 191.71
Per capita income $1,561 $1,512
External debt (billion dlr) *$62.649 $62.649
Domestic debt (billion rupees) 12,226 12,226
Gross domestic product growth 4.71 pct 4.24 pct
Manufacturing sector growth 5.0 pct N/A
Services sector growth N/A N/A
Agricultural sector growth -0.19 pct 2.9 pct
Commodity producing sector growth 3.24 3.24
Average consumer price inflation N/A N/A
Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP) 3.4 pct N/A
Trade balance (FBS July-June) $-19.283 bln $-22.095 bln
Exports $21,972 bln $25.110 bln
Imports $41,255 bln $45.073 bln
Current a/c balance $-2.709 bln $-3.130 bln
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