Pakistan’s factory output grows 4.82% in first half of FY2025-26

Pakistan’s Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector showed a growth of 4.82% during the first half (July-December) of 2025-26 compared to the same period last year, with strong performances in the automobile, petroleum, garments, and cement sectors. 

Data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) revealed that LSM industries grew by 0.44% year-on-year in December, with a significant 9.26% growth on a month-on-month basis.

The growth was primarily driven by sectors such as food, tobacco, textiles, garments, petroleum products, and cement. The automobile sector was a major contributor, expanding by 67.21% year-on-year in the first half of 2025-26, followed by petroleum products at 13.49%, cement at 11.60%, and garments at 7.48%.

Other sectors that registered positive growth include food, beverages, tobacco, textile, coke, rubber, non-metallic mineral products, fabricated metal, and electrical equipment. 

However, declines were seen in leather products, wood products, paper and board, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, iron and steel products, machinery, and furniture.