Large-scale manufacturing growth shows mixed results in recent months
Most outlets reported growth in large-scale manufacturing, though with differing figures and emphasis. Dawn highlighted a "paltry 0.67 per cent growth" in August, suggesting a slowdown, while Daily Times noted a 1.85 per cent increase over the first two months of the financial year 2026-27. The framing of the trend varied, with one outlet emphasizing a decline in momentum and the other focusing on an overall positive rise.
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Large-scale manufacturing grows by 1.85% in July-August 2026-27
The output of Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) witnessed an increase of 1.85 percent during the first two months of the current financial year 2026-27 compared to the same months of last year, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported on Friday. On a year-on-year basis, the LSMI’s production in August 2026 increased by 0.67 […]
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Big industry output posts meagre rise
ISLAMABAD: Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) posted a paltry 0.67 per cent growth in August, signalling a slowdown in the industrial sector. The Quantum Index of Manufacturing stood at 113.19 in August, up from 112.45 in the corresponding month of the last year. On a month-on-month basis, production fell by 4.96pc in August from July, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics said on Friday. In the first...
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