Pakistan Economic Indicators

26 Feb, 2019

Pakistan Economic Indicators - Monday (February 25, 2019).



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DAILY INDICATORS
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MONDAY PREVIOUS
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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$) 138.45/138.54 138.45/138.54
Rupee/US$ (kerb market) 137.50 138.00
Karachi 100-share Index 39,606.79 40,016.13
Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm 59,328.86 59,028.21
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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 Feb 13 Jan 30
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Three-month bills 10.5500 10.3013
Six-month bills 10.5999 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 Jan 23 Dec 26
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Three-year PIB 12.2401 12.2500
Five-year PIB 12.7000 12.7000
10-year PIB Bids rejected 13.1500
20-Year PIB No Bids Received No Bids Received
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WEEKLY INDICATORS
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Week ending Feb 15 PVS
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Total liquid forex reserves $14,794.6 mln $14,895.8 mln
Forex held by central bank $8,043.0 mln $8,205.9 mln
Forex held by commercial banks $6,751.6 mln $6,689.9 mln
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MONTHLY INDICATORS
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LAST PVS
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Consumer price index - -
Change mth/mth (pct) Jan 0.1 0.4
Change yr/yr (pct) Jan 7.2 6.2
Wholesale price index Jan - -
Change mth/mth (pct) Jan 0.2 0.9
Change yr/yr (pct) Jan 9.9 12.1
Trade Balance Jan N/A N/A
Exports Jan N/A N/A
Imports Jan 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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* = Provisional
SBP = State Bank of Pakistan
FBS = Federal Bureau of Statistics

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