APP
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 percent when compared with August 2025.
On a month-on-month basis, the LSMI’s production in August 2026 decreased by 4.96 percent when compared with July 2026.
The provisional quantum indices of Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) for August 2026, with the base year 2015-16, have been developed based on the latest data supplied by the source agencies.
The main contributors towards overall growth of 1.85 percent are Food (-1.20), Beverages (-0.37), Tobacco (0.37), Textile (-0.52), Wearing apparel (2.85), Petroleum Products (1.17), Chemicals (-0.89), Pharmaceuticals (-0.86), Cement (0.07), Iron and Steel Products (-0.48), Electrical Equipment (0.13), Machinery and Equipment (-0.01), Automobiles (1.20), Other transport Equipment (0.27), and Furniture (0.43).
The production in July-August 2026-27 has posted growth in Tobacco, wearing apparel, Wood Products, Coke and Petroleum Products, Rubber Products, Non-Metallic Mineral Products, Fabricated Metal, Computer, electronics and Optical Products, Electrical Equipment, Automobiles, Other Transport Equipment and Furniture while it indicated decline in Food, Beverages, Textile, Leather Products, Paper and Board, Chemical Products, Pharmaceuticals, Iron and Steel Products, Machinery and Equipment and Other Manufacturing (Football).