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Pakistan Economic Indicators - February 19, 2018.





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DAILY INDICATORS

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Monday PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$) 110.45/110.57 110.43/110.53

Rupee/US$ (kerb market) 111.50 111.30

Karachi 100-share Index 43,572.67 43,627.10

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm 48,471.43 48,642.43

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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 14 Jan 31

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Three-month bills 6.2144 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 Jan 24 Dec 13

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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 Feb 16 PVS

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Total liquid forex reserves $18,968.1 mln $19,182.9 mln

Forex held by central bank $12,833.9 mln $13,060.6 mln

Forex held by commercial banks $6,134.2 mln $6,122.3 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) Jan 3.7 N/A

Change yr/yr (pct) Jan 4.4 4.6

Wholesale price index Jan 3.4 2.9

Change mth/mth (pct) Jan 1.8 0.6

Change yr/yr (pct) Jan 4.7 N/A

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 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 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

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