Coronavirus and the New Normal (Facts and Figures).

Byline: S. Kamal Hayder Kazmi

COVID-19 in numbers* (April 17, 2020)

Globally2 074 529 confirmed (82 967)###European Region1 050 871 confirmed (37 778)

139 378 deaths (8493)###93 480 deaths (4163)

Region of the Americas743 607 confirmed (36 486)###Western Pacific Region127 595 confirmed (2024)

33 028 deaths (2783)###5558 deaths (1319)

Eastern Mediterranean Region115 824 confirmed (4392)###South-East Asia Region23 560 confirmed (1770)

5662 deaths (130)###1051 deaths (61)

African Region12 360 confirmed (517)

586 deaths (36)

* Total (new cases in last 24 hours)

Coronavirus global threat (April 17, 2020)

Location###Confirmed Recovered Deaths

Pakistan###7,025###1,765###135

United States###712,184###59,532###32,823

Spain###190,859###72,963###20,002

Italy###172,434`###42,727###22,745

Germany###141,399###76,703###4,352

France###109,252###34,420###18,681

United Kingdom 108,692###A###14,576

Economic Indicators in Pakistan

Details

Growth rate (percent)###FY19###H1-FY19###H1-FY20

LSM###-3.3###-1.7###-2.8

CPI National (period average YoY)###6.8###6###11.1

Private credit###11.6###9.5###3.2

Money supply###11.3###3.6###5.2

Exports###-1.1###1.9###3.1

Imports###-9.9###-2.6###-17

FBR tax revenue (billion Rs)###3,828.50###1,794.80###2,094.10

Exchange rate (+app/-dep%)###-24.1###-12.5###3.4

million US dollars

SBP's liquid reserves (end-period)b###7,280.40###7,203.70###11,336.10

Workers' remittances###21,838.60###11,030.00 11,394.90

FDI in Pakistan###1,668.00###796.8###1,341

Current account balance###-13,830.00 -8,614.00 -2,099.00

Fiscal balance (% of GDP)d###-8.9###-2.7###-2.3

LSM Growth in Pakistan (YoY) (%)

##H1###Q1###Q2

Details###w.t###FY19###FY20###FY19###FY20###FY19###FY20

LSM###70.3###-1.7###-2.8###-0.5###-5.7###-2.9###0

Textile###20.9###-0.2###0.4###-0.2###0.2###-0.3###0.5

Cotton yarn###13###0###0.1###0###0.2###0###0.1

Cotton cloth###7.2###0.1###0.2###0.1###0.1###0.2###0.3

Jute goods###0.3###-8###-5.3###-8.1###-14.8###-8###3.5

Food###12.4###-3.3###3.9###1.9###-8.8###-7.6###15.4

Sugar###3.5###-37.2###97.1###A###A###-37.2###97.1

Cigarettes###2.1###6.8###-29.3###4.4###-34.5###9.1###-24.3

Vegetable ghee###1.1###1.7###5.1###4.1###2###-0.7###8.3

Cooking oil###2.2###1.3###7###6.9###0.2###-3.8###13.9

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