Large-scale manufacturing grows by 10.54pc

The output of the Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) recorded a growth of 10.54 per cent during the month of January 2026 as compared to the same month of last year, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported.

On a month-on-month basis, the LSMI production in January 2026 increased by 12.08 per cent when compared with December 2025, according to the PBS data.

Overall, the large-scale manufacturing sector posted a growth of 5.75 per cent during the period July–January 2025-26 as compared to the corresponding period of last year.

The provisional quantum index of Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) for January 2026, with the base year 2015-16, has been developed on the basis of latest data supplied by the source agencies.

The main contributors towards overall growth of 5.75% are Food (0.58), Tobacco (0.16), Textile (0.28) Garments (1.34), Paper & Board (-0.04), Petroleum Products (0.85), Chemicals (-0.11), Pharmaceuticals (-0.29), Cement (0.64), Iron & Steel Products (-0.22), Electrical Equipment (0.25), Machinery and Equipment (-0.07), Automobiles (1.61), Other transport Equipment (0.24), and Furniture (0.18).

The production in July-January 2025-26 as compared to July-January 2024-25 has increased in Food, Beverages, Tobacco, Textile, wearing apparel, Paper & Board, Coke & Petroleum Products, Rubber Products, Non Metallic Mineral Products, Fabricated Metal, Computer, electronics and Optical Products, Electrical Equipment, Automobiles and Other Transport Equipment while it Decreased in Leather Products, Paper & Board, Chemical Products, Pharmaceuticals, Iron & Steel Products and Machinery and Equipments.