An economic indicator is a statistic about an economic activity. Economic indicators allow analysis of economic performance and predictions of future performance. Economic indicators include various indices, earnings reports, and economic summaries.
Economic Indicators | |||
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Details | FY18 | H1-FY18 | H1-FY19 |
(Growth rate (percent) | |||
LSM | 5.0 | 6.6 | -1.5 |
CPI (period average YoY) | 3.9 | 3.8 | 6.0 |
Private credit (flow) | 14.9 | 5.7 | 9.5 |
Money supply (flow) | 9.7 | 2.3 | 3.6 |
Exports | 13.7 | 10.9 | 1.9 |
Imports | 14.9 | 18.0 | -2.6 |
FBR tax revenue (billion Rs) | 3,844.0 | 1,722 | 1,795 |
Exchange rate (+app/-dep%) | -13.7 | -5.0 | -12.5 |
(million US dollars) | |||
SBP’s liquid reserves (end-period) | 9,789 | 14,107 | 7,199 |
Workers’ remittances | 19,623 | 9,745 | 11,030 |
FDI in Pakistan | 3,092 | 1,633 | 1,319 |
Current account balance | -18,989 | -8,353 | -7,615 |
Fiscal balance (% of GDP) | -6.6 | -2.2 | -2.7 |
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Key Macroeconomic Targets And Projections | |||
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Details | FY18 | FY19 | |
Target | SBP Projections | ||
percent growth | |||
Real GDP | 5.2 | 6.2 | 3.5 – 4.0 |
CPI (average) | 3.9 | 6.0 | 6.5 – 7.5 |
billion US dollars | |||
Remittances | 19.6 | 21.2 | 20.5 – 21.5 |
Exports (fob) | 24.8 | 27.9 | 25.5 – 27.0 |
Imports (fob) | 56.0 | 58.5 | 54.0 – 56.0 |
percent of GDP | |||
Fiscal deficit | 6.6 | 4.9 | 6.0 – 7.0 |
CAD | 6.1 | 4.0 | 4.5 – 5.5 |