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LSM

Output: uptick, downtick or ...

Output: uptick, downtick or ...

This is the first of a two-part series focusing on the significant divergence in calculation of Gross Domestic...
Updated 06 Nov, 2023 06:03am
Rise in LSM output
Editorials

Rise in LSM output

EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) released very encouraging data on large-scale manufacturing (LSM)...
Published 19 Oct, 2023 05:10am
Poverty on the rise
Opinion

Poverty on the rise

Poverty levels have risen from 34.2 percent in 2022 to 39.4 percent in 2023, pushing 12.5 million people below the...
Updated 09 Oct, 2023 07:03am
Worst is yet to come
Opinion

Worst is yet to come

Inflation and purchasing power erosion pinch is now reflected in volumetric sales’ reduction in products and...
Updated 25 Sep, 2023 07:36am
Handling the energy crisis
Opinion

Handling the energy crisis

The relentless rise in electricity prices in Pakistan has taken a severe toll on domestic consumers, large-scale...
Published 20 Sep, 2023 06:28am
LSM: low base in play
BR Research

LSM: low base in play

The Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) marked the thirteenth consecutive month of negative year-on-year growth – an...
Published 19 Sep, 2023 08:53am
LSM: Tanks double-digits
BR Research

LSM: Tanks double-digits

Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM)growth settled in negative double digits for the outgoing fiscal year. This is so...
Published 18 Aug, 2023 08:40am
Woeful LSM decline
Editorials

Woeful LSM decline

EDITORIAL: The FY23 Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) is down 10.3 percent year-on-year. Barring the Covid year, this...
Published 18 Aug, 2023 05:42am
LSM sector travails
Opinion

LSM sector travails

Large-scale manufacturing (LSM) sector, as per data released by the Finance Division, registered negative 8.1 ...
Published 07 Aug, 2023 06:34am
A catch-22 situation
Opinion

A catch-22 situation

Pakistan has got itself fully trapped in a catch-22 situation, which is an impossible predicament where you are...
Published 03 Jun, 2023 03:52am
LSM horror run deepens
BR Research

LSM horror run deepens

Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) data comes with a considerable lag and has of late only stamped the worst fears. The...
Published 20 Apr, 2023 09:40am