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LSM

LSM: Time machine the wrong way

LSM: Time machine the wrong way

The latest data from Pakistan’s Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector paints a troubling picture: not of a...
Updated 18 Jun, 2025 08:46am
Q3: 2.4pc growth
Editorials

Q3: 2.4pc growth

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s economy rose by 2.4 percent during the third quarter of the current fiscal year (July-March...
Published 22 May, 2025 06:08am
100bps cut in policy rate
Editorials

100bps cut in policy rate

EDITORIAL: On 5 May the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to reduce the discount rate by 100 basis points —...
Updated 07 May, 2025 07:23am
LSM slumber deepens
BR Research

LSM slumber deepens

Twelve out of 22 LSM sub-sectors shrank in January 2025, extending the diffusion index’s sub-50 streak to five...
Published 25 Mar, 2025 07:58am
LSM still negative
Editorials

LSM still negative

EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) released the Quantum Indices of Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) which...
Published 20 Mar, 2025 05:57am
Yes, inflation is falling
Editorials

Yes, inflation is falling

EDITORIAL: Consumer Price index (CPI) declined to 1.4 percent in February prompting Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as...
Published 06 Mar, 2025 06:42am
The LSM sector
Opinion

The LSM sector

Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) has been a major recipient of subsidies - utilities (electricity tariff) including...
Published 17 Feb, 2025 03:09am
LSM: Stuck in the red
BR Research

LSM: Stuck in the red

“Key large-scale manufacturing sectors – such as textile, food, automobiles, POL and tobacco – were already...
Published 18 Dec, 2024 09:06am