ISLAMABAD, Jan 17 (APP): The output of the Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) recorded a growth of 10.37 per cent during the month of November 2025 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 November 2025 increased by 0.16 per cent when compared with October 2025, according to the PBS data.
Overall, the large-scale manufacturing sector posted a growth of 6.01 per cent during the period July–November 2025-26 as compared to the corresponding period of last year.
The provisional quantum index of Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) for November 2025, 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 6.01% are Food (0.47), Tobacco (0.06), Textile (0.32) Garments (1.24), Paper & Board (0.07), Petroleum Products (1.29), Chemicals (-0.12), Pharmaceuticals (-0.34), Cement (0.78), Iron & Steel Products (-0.17), Electrical Equipment (0.22), Machinery and Equipment (-0.05), Automobiles (1.77), Other transport Equipment (0.24), and Furniture (-0.19).
The production in July-November 2025-26 as compared to July-November2024-25 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, Wood Products, Chemical Products, Pharmaceuticals, Iron & Steel Products, Machinery and Equipment, and Furniture.