February LSM output falls 8.97% month-on-month Updated 17 Apr, 2026 09:23am ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector has recorded a negative growth of 8.97 percent on a...
OPINION: LSM sector Updated 24 Nov, 2025 08:17am Recent state of the economy analysis by government agencies has been all upbeat. The October 2025 Economic Update ...
The LSM sector Published 22 Jul, 2025 06:29am EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has updated the quantum index of large-scale manufacturing (LSM)...
Apr LSMI output grows 2.29pc YoY Updated 18 Jun, 2025 09:30am ISLAMABAD: The large-scale manufacturing Industries (LSMI) of the country has registered an increase of 2.29 percent...
Q3FY25: Pakistan economy posts 2.4% growth Updated 21 May, 2025 09:51am Industrial sector faces 1.14% contraction in January-March
LSM ticks up – but scars remain Updated 19 May, 2025 08:08am The State Bank’s Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) surged to a 30-month high in April 2025, signaling a noticeable...
Jul-Mar LSMI output grows 1.47% YoY Updated 17 May, 2025 11:39am ISLAMABAD: The overall Large Scale Manufacturing Industries sector has shown a growth of 1.47 per cent during...
Jul-Feb FY25: LSM sector contracts 1.90pc Updated 16 Apr, 2025 02:24pm ISLAMABAD: The overall Large Scale Manufacturing sector has shown a growth of -1.90 percent during (July-February)...
Jul-Oct LSM output shows -0.64pc contraction YoY Updated 17 Dec, 2024 09:31am ISLAMABAD: The Overall Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector has shown a growth of -0.64 percent during the first...
Jul-Sept LSM sector shows growth of -0.76pc Published 16 Nov, 2024 06:54am ISLAMABAD: The Overall Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector has shown a growth of -0.76 per cent during the first...
Aug LSM output up 4.68pc MoM Updated 18 Oct, 2024 09:25am ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector’s output has witnessed an increase of 4.68 per cent for August...
Macroeconomic data: welcome improvement Published 20 Sep, 2024 06:10am EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) released two positive macroeconomic indicators this Friday past –...
July LSM output down 2.08pc MoM Updated 17 Sep, 2024 09:14am ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector’s output decreased by 2.08 percent for July 2024 when compared...
Jul-Apr LSM sector posts 0.45pc growth YoY Updated 15 Jun, 2024 02:23pm ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector has shown a growth of 0.45 per cent during July-April 2023-24...
March LSMI output up 2.04pc YoY Updated 16 May, 2024 09:41am ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) output increased by 2.04 per cent for March 2024 when...
The LSM decline Published 19 Apr, 2024 05:07am EDITORIAL: Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) registered negative 0.51 percent growth July-February 2024 against the...
Jul-Feb LSM posts negative growth YoY Updated 17 Apr, 2024 08:59am ISLAMABAD: The overall Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector has shown a growth of -0.51 per cent during the first...
Jul-Jan LSM sector attains negative growth YoY Published 16 Mar, 2024 06:26am ISLAMABAD: The overall Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector has shown a growth of -0.52 percent during the first...
LSMI growth Published 20 Feb, 2024 03:09am EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics provided the quantum indices of Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI)...
LSM attains negative growth in 1H Published 16 Feb, 2024 06:02am ISLAMABAD: The overall Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector has shown a growth of -0.39 per cent during the first...
Babus’ clamour for pay increase Published 24 Jan, 2024 05:07am EDITORIAL: The government has pledged to refrain from any further increase in salaries and pensions beyond those...
Policy rate likely to remain unchanged Updated 06 Jan, 2024 09:47pm KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is most likely to maintain the policy rate at 22 percent in the next...
LSM floundering Published 20 Dec, 2023 06:00am EDITORIAL: Large-scale manufacturing (LSM) growth declined by 4.08 percent in October compared to October 2022 and 2...
Oct LSMI output down 4.08pc YoY Updated 16 Dec, 2023 05:34pm The LSMI quantum index number (QIM) estimated for October 2023 is 111.06
Q1 LSMI output up 0.68pc YoY Published 16 Nov, 2023 05:39am ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) output increased by 0.68 percent during the first quarter...
Country may achieve agri growth target for 2023-24 Published 24 Oct, 2023 05:05am ISLAMABAD: The country is likely to achieve the agriculture growth target of 3.5 percent set for 2023-24 by meeting...
Aug LSMI output up by 2.52pc YoY Updated 17 Oct, 2023 09:17am ISLAMABAD: The large-scale manufacturing industries (LSMI) output increased by 2.52 percent for August 2023 compared...
Fiscal adjustment hamstrung by interest payments Updated 04 Oct, 2023 10:00am Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives says economy has slowly and steadily started recovering from the downturn in growth
July LSMI output contracts 1.09pc YoY Updated 19 Sep, 2023 09:11am ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) output registered negative 3.62 percent growth in July...
Daunting challenges facing the caretakers Published 26 Aug, 2023 06:13am The caretaker government has stepped in amidst massive economic and political challenges demanding promulgation of ...