Production output by large scale manufacturing industries experienced a record growth of 7.26% in first 2 months of the current fiscal year 2021-2022 as compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year 2020-2021.
Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS)
The growth of LSMI output was due to the output growth in the following categories of LSMI:
Textile, food, beverages and tobacco, pharmaceuticals, coke and petroleum products, chemicals, non-metallic mineral products, automobiles, iron and steel products, paper and board, leather products, engineering products, and wood products
While under Large Scale Manufacturing Industries following sectors expreinced a decrease in growth:
Fertilizers, electronics, and rubber products.