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DAILY INDICATORS
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Wednesday PREVIOUS
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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$) 110.41/110.53 110.40/110.51
Rupee/US$ (kerb market) 111.40 111.00
Karachi 100-share Index 41,544.27 40,486.87
Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm 48,214.21 48,428.25
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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 Dec 6 Nov 22
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Three-month bills 5.9910 5.9910
Six-month bills 6.0109 6.0109
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 Dec 22 PVS
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Total liquid forex reserves $20,189.0 mln $20,383.4 mln
Forex held by central bank $14,133.3 mln $14,332.2 mln
Forex held by commercial banks $6,055.7 mln $6,051.2 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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* = Provisional
SBP = State Bank of Pakistan
FBS = Federal Bureau of Statistics