Published on, Sept. 18 -- September 18, 2025 8:31 AM

The output of Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) witnessed an increase of 8.99 per cent during the month of July 2025 compared to the same month of last year, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported.

On month-on-month basis, the LSMI's production in July 2025 increased by 2.60 per cent when compared with that of June 2025.

The provisional quantum indices of Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) for July 2025, 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 8.99% are food (0.89), beverages (-0.39), garments (3.80), paper & board (0.36), petroleum products ...