UNEMPLOYMENT RATES (%) FOR THE LAST 10

YEARS BY PROVINCE AND PAKISTAN

Years Pakistan Punjab Sindh KP Balochistan
2003-04 7.7 7.4 6.0 12.9 8.2
2005-06 6.2 6.0 4.4 11.8 3.2
2006-07 5.3 5.5 3.4 9.5 2.6
2007-08 5.2 5.5 3.1 8.6 2.8
2008-09 5.5 5.9 3.3 8.5 2.9
2009-10 5.6 5.7 4.1 8.6 2.9
2010-11 6.0 6.1 5.1 8.1 3.0
2012-13 6.2 6.4 5.2 8.6 3.9
2013-14 6.0 6.4 4.2 8.4 4.0
2014-15 5.9 6.3 4.6 7.7 3.9

14 Unemployment Rate for the last ten years

12.9 by Province and Pakistan (%)
12 11.8

10
9.5
8.6 8.5 8.6 8.6 8.4
8 8.2 8.1
7.7 7.7
7.4

6.2 6.4
6.2 6.4 6.3
6 6 6 5.9 6.1
6 6.0 5.9
5.5 5.5 5.5 5.7
5.6
5.3 5.2 5.1 5.2
4.4 4.6
4 4.1 4.2
4
3.9 3.9
3.2 3.4 3.3
3.1 2.9 2.9 3
2.6 2.8
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2003-04 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
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FEMALE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR THE LAST 10
YEARS BY PROVINCE AND PAKISTAN (%)
Years Pakistan Punjab Sindh KP Balochistan
2003-04 12.8 9.6 19.6 29.4 27.7
2005-06 9.3 6.9 8.2 29.5 6.5
2006-07 8.4 6.8 8.7 24.3 9.6
2007-08 8.5 7.7 6.9 15.5 10.1
2008-09 9.0 8.4 7.1 14.2 15.5
2009-10 9.5 8.4 10.1 16.0 11.5
2010-11 8.9 8.4 6.8 16.6 8.1
2012-13 9.0 8.3 8.2 16.5 7.3
2013-14 8.7 8.2 7.4 15.9 7.6
2014-15 9.0 7.8 10.9 15.8 8.5

32.0 Female Unemployment Rate for the last

29.4 ten years by Province and Pakistan (%)
29.5
27.0 27.7

24.3
22.0
19.6
17.0 16.6 16.5
15.5 15.5 16.0 15.9 15.8
14.2
12.8
12.0 11.5 10.9
9.6 9.6 10.1 10.1
9.5
9.3 8.7 9.0 8.9 9.0 8.7 9.0
8.2 8.4 8.5 8.4 8.4 8.4
8.1 8.3
8.2 8.2 8.5
7.8
7.0 7.7 7.1 7.3 7.6
7.4
6.9
6.5 6.8 6.9 6.8

2.0
2003-04 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
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Pakistan Punjab Sindh KP Balochistan
FEMALE PARTICIPATION RATE FOR THE LAST 10
YEARS BY PROVINCE AND PAKISTAN (%)
Years Pakistan Punjab Sindh KP Balochistan
2003-04 15.9 21.8 6.6 10.2 7.6
2005-06 18.9 24.9 9.1 13.0 12.6
2006-07 19.1 25.4 10.4 9.7 13.1
2007-08 19.6 22.8 15.3 16 10.3
2008-09 20.7 23.8 16.7 16.9 11.4
2009-10 21.5 26.2 15.8 14.7 11.3
2010-11 21.7 26.7 15.9 14.7 9.2
2012-13 21.5 26.4 16.0 14.2 10.3
2013-14 22.2 28.5 14.2 14.0 8.6
2014-15 22.0 27.8 13.5 14.0 18.3

Female Participation Rate for the last ten

32
years by Province and Pakistan (%)
28.5 27.8
27 26.7 26.4
26.2
24.9 25.4
23.8
22 22.8 22.2
21.8 21.5 21.7 21.5 22
20.7
18.9 19.1 19.6
18.3
17 16.9
16.7
15.9 16
15.3 15.8 15.9 16
14.7 14.7 14.2 14.2
14 14
13 13.1 13.5
12 12.6
11.4 11.3
10.2 10.4
9.7 10.3 10.3
9.1 9.2 8.6
7 7.6
6.6

2
2003-04 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
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Month on Month Inflation (%) (Base 2007-08)
Table 1: Month on Month Inflation (%) (Base 2007-08)
Consumer Price Index – Inflation
Period SPI* WPI**
General Food Non-food
Feb-17 4.2 3.7 4.6 1.1 5.3
Mar-17 4.9 5.0 4.9 3.1 6.4
Apr-17 4.8 4.4 5.1 2.3 6.0
May-17 5.0 4.9 5.1 2.4 5.2
Jun-17 3.9 2.4 5.0 1.4 3.3
Jul-17 2.9 -0.1 5.1 -0.4 0.7
Aug-17 3.4 1.3 5.0 -0.1 1.0
Sep-17 3.9 2.4 4.9 1.9 1.6
Oct-17 3.8 2.2 4.9 2.1 2.3
Nov-17 4.0 2.4 5.1 2.1 2.9
Dec-17 4.6 3.8 5.1 2.2 3.4
Jan-18 4.4 3.7 4.9 2.0 4.7
Feb-18 3.8 2.2 4.9 0.5 4.1
*Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for quintile 1. ** WPI = Wholesale Price Index

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Year on Year Inflation (Base 2007-08)
Table 2: Year on Year Inflation (Base 2007-08)
Consumer Price Index – Inflation
Period SPI* WPI**
General Food Non-food
Feb-17 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.5
Mar-17 0.8 1.9 0.1 1.8 0.7
Apr-17 1.4 1.7 1.2 -0.9 0.9
May-17 0.0 -0.2 0.2 -0.9 -0.2
Jun-17 -0.4 -1.1 0.1 0.1 -0.5
Jul-17 0.3 0.0 0.5 -0.5 -0.2
Aug-17 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.5 0.3
Sep-17 0.6 1.3 0.2 2.1 0.1
Oct-17 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.6
Nov-17 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4
Dec-17 -0.1 -0.6 0.2 -0.7 0.4
Jan-18 0.0 -1.0 0.8 -1.0 1.8
Feb-18 -0.3 -1.1 0.2 -1.2 -0.1
*Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for quintile 1. ** WPI = Wholesale Price Index

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EXTERNAL TRADE OF PAKISTAN (in Million Rs.)
EXTERNAL TRADE OF PAKISTAN (in Million Rs.)
Month Export Import BoT
Mar-17 187947 521302 -333355
Apr-17 188397 519814 -331417
May-17 169712 530620 -360908
Jun-17 199730 472727 -272997
Jul-17 171501 506936 -335435
Aug-17 195913 518438 -322525
Sep-17 175715 467454 -291739
Oct-17 198177 515086 -316909
Nov-17 207301 501305 -294004
Dec-17 214352 530144 -315792
Jan-18 217588 618979 -401391
Feb-18 209996 529775 -319779

External Trade Statistics of Pakistan (in Million Rupees)

Export Import BoT 6