ISLAMABAD: Domestic production of vegetable ghee and cooking oil increased by 25.49 percent and 25.49 percent respectively during the month of July, 2017 as compared the production of the corresponding period of last year.

According the data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, about 124,608 tones of vegetable ghee were produced during the first month of current financial year as compared 99,296 tons of same period last year. Meanwhile, about 32,416 tones of cooking oil produced to fulfill the domestic requirements as compared the production of 29,215 metric tons of same period last year.

About 12,213 tons of tea blended produced in first month of current financial year, which was up by 9.41 percent as compared the production of 11,179 metric tons of same period last year.

According the data, production of wheat and grain milling grew by 3.48 percent as about 482,624 tons of wheat and grains were milled against the milling of 414,215 tons of same period last year.

According the computation of quantum index numbers of large scale manufacturing industries (base period 2005-06), starch and its production grew by 2.18 percent and about 27,661 tones of above mention commodities were produced during he first month of current financial year as compared the production of 27,071 tons of same period last year.