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title: "HBL Pakistan Manufacturing PMI slows to 50.9 in September"
description: "Both outlets reported the HBL Pakistan Manufacturing PMI declining to 50.9 in September, the slowest expansion in three months, and attributed the slowdown to weaker new orders. Business Recorder added a brief mention of the ongoing impact of Middle East tensions, while Profit did not include this detail. Otherwise, the framing and emphasis were nearly identical."
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# HBL Pakistan Manufacturing PMI slows to 50.9 in September

business · updated 1 Oct 2026, 6:44 PM PKT · 1 Oct 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Both outlets reported the HBL Pakistan Manufacturing PMI declining to 50.9 in September, the slowest expansion in three months, and attributed the slowdown to weaker new orders. Business Recorder added a brief mention of the ongoing impact of Middle East tensions, while Profit did not include this detail. Otherwise, the framing and emphasis were nearly identical.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Profit** — [HBL PMI: Weaker new orders weigh on manufacturing activity](https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/10/01/hbl-pmi-weaker-new-orders-weigh-on-manufacturing-activity) · 1 Oct 2026, 6:44 PM PKT
  > HBL Pakistan Manufacturing PMI eased to 50.9 in September from 51.8 in August, marking the slowest expansion in manufacturing activity in three months.
- **Business Recorder** — [HBL PMI: weaker new orders weigh on manufacturing activity](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40442189/hbl-pmi-weaker-new-orders-weigh-on-manufacturing-activity) · 1 Oct 2026, 6:39 PM PKT · 95% identical wording to the newest filing
  > The HBL Pakistan Manufacturing PMI eased to 50.9 in September from 51.8 in August, marking the slowest expansion in manufacturing activity in three months. Growth moderated amid the ongoing impact of Middle East tensions filtering through the domestic economy. Demand conditions weakened during the month, with new orders contracting for the first time since June amid elevated fuel prices and pre...

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- [HBL PMI shows manufacturing activity reaches highest level since war began](https://harzaviya.com/stories/5940-hbl-pmi-manufacturing-activity-hits-highest-level-since-war) · 2 Sep 2026 · 2 outlets · 82% related

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