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PAKISTAN – ECONOMIC INDICATORS
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Overview
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Last
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Reference
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Previous
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LABOUR
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Unemployment Rate
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5.9 %
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Dec/15
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6
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Employed Persons
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57420 Thousand
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Dec/15
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56520
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Unemployed Persons
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3620 Thousand
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Dec/15
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3580
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Population
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194 Million
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Dec/16
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190
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Living Wage Family
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30448 Rs/Month
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Dec/16
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30326
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Living Wage Individual
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16967 Rs/Month
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Dec/16
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16909
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Wages High Skilled
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43600 Rs/Month
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Jun/16
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51100
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MONEY
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Interest Rate
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5.75 %
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Mar/17
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5.75
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Interbank Rate
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5.99 %
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Feb/17
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5.9
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Money Supply M0
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4244761 Rs. Million
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Feb/17
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4260951
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Money Supply M1
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10891033 Rs. Million
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Feb/17
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10823120
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Money Supply M2
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13114923 Rs. Million
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Feb/17
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13065524
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Money Supply M3
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16494923 Rs. Million
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Feb/17
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16420072
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GOVERNMENT
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Government Debt to GDP
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66.5 %
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Dec/16
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63.2
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Government Budget
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-4.9 % of GDP
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Dec/16
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-5.3
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Government Budget Value
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-1349300 Rs. Million
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Dec/16
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-1456700
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Government Spending
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1405639 Rs. Million
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Dec/16
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1220931
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Government Revenues
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5293 Rs. Million
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Dec/17
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4446979
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Credit Rating
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19.09
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Fiscal Expenditure
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5796302
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Dec/16
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5387767
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Military Expenditure
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9248 USD Million
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Dec/15
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8655
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BUSINESS
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Industrial Production
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1.29 %
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Jan/17
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6.99
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Manufacturing Production
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1.1 %
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Jan/17
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7.4
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Changes in Inventories
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188442 Rs. Million
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Dec/16
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178210
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Cement Production
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2947 Thousands of Tones
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Jan/17
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3268
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Competitiveness Index
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3.49 Points
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Dec/17
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3.45
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Competitiveness Rank
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122
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Dec/17
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126
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Corruption Index
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32 Points
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Dec/16
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30
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Corruption Rank
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116
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Dec/16
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117
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Ease of Doing Business
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144
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Dec/16
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148
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Electricity Production
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11698 Gigawatt-hour
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Jun/16
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11035
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Industrial Production Mom
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-2.07 %
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Jan/17
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-3.78
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CONSUMER
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Consumer Confidence
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177
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Mar/17
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175
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Consumer Spending
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9167259 Rs. Million
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Dec/16
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8566925
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Gasoline Prices
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0.71 USD/Liter
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Apr/17
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0.7
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TAXES
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Corporate Tax Rate
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32 %
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Dec/16
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33
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Personal Income Tax Rate
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20 %
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Dec/16
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20
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Sales Tax Rate
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17 %
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Dec/16
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17
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