The Kabul Tribune (KT) — Pakistan’s large-scale manufacturing sector posted strong growth in November, signaling a broad-based industrial recovery supported by rising consumer demand, renewed investment activity and improving supply-chain conditions.
Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) output rose 10.4% in
November 2025 from a year earlier, with positive month-to-month momentum,
according to official data. Growth was driven by multiple sectors, including
automobiles, cement, coke and petroleum products, food and beverages, garments,
paper and board, rubber, nonmetallic minerals, and electrical and electronic
equipment.
The gains extended beyond a single month. LSM production
increased 6.0% year-on-year during the first five months of fiscal year 2026,
from July through November, with more than 10 industries contributing to the
expansion.
Economists say the data point to a recovery that is broad
rather than concentrated, spanning both consumption- and investment-led
sectors. Improved performance in automobiles, food, garments and
construction-related industries reflects strengthening consumer demand, while
higher cement output and increased industrial inputs suggest a pickup in
investment activity.
Growth in petroleum-linked industries also indicates greater
stability in energy supply chains after a period of disruption.
Analysts attribute the improvement in manufacturing to
policy stability and tighter macroeconomic management, which they say are
beginning to translate into sustained industrial growth.
The latest figures suggest Pakistan’s manufacturing sector
is moving beyond stabilization toward a more durable expansion, boosting
confidence in the country’s economic outlook.
