Pakistan Economic Indicators - Monday (March 19, 2018).
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DAILY INDICATORS
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Monday PREVIOUS
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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$) 110.48/110.56 110.48/110.58
Rupee/US$ (kerb market) 111.50 111.40
Karachi 100-share Index 43,539.60 43,363.21
Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm 48,557.00 48,600.86
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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 14 Feb 28
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Three-month bills 6.2591 6.2144
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 Feb 21 Jan 24
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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 March 2 PVS
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Total liquid forex reserves $18,329.2 mln $18,413.3 mln
Forex held by central bank $12,233.2 mln $12,345.6 mln
Forex held by commercial banks $6,096.0 mln $6,067.7 mln
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MONTHLY INDICATORS
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LAST PVS
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Consumer price index
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Change mth/mth (pct) Feb 0.3 N/A
Change yr/yr (pct) Feb 3.8 4.6
Wholesale price index Feb - -
Change mth/mth (pct) Feb 0.5 3.4
Change yr/yr (pct) Feb 0.1 N/A
Trade Balance Feb N/A N/A
Exports Feb N/A N/A
Imports Feb N/A N/A
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ANNUAL INDICATORS
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FISCAL YEAR 2016/17 2017/18
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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 pc 4.24 pc
Manufacturing sector growth 5.0 pct N/A
Services sector growth N/A N/A
Agricultural sector growth -0.19 pc 2.9 pc
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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