Pakistan's large-scale manufacturing output expanded by 10.37% in November 2025 compared with the same month last year, marking a strong rebound in industrial activity and reinforcing broader signs of recovery.

Data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics show that, on a month-on-month basis, production in November edged up 0.16% from October 2025. The figures are based on the provisional Quantum Index of Large-Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI), compiled with base year 2015-16.

For the cumulative period July-November 2025-26, the large-scale manufacturing sector recorded a growth rate of 6.01% compared with the corresponding months of the previous fiscal year.

Sectoral contributions reveal a mixed but broadly positive pattern. Automobiles made a significant contribution of 1.77 percentage points to the overall 6.01% increase. Petroleum products added 1.29 points, while garments contributed 1.24 points and cement 0.78 points. Food, textile, tobacco, electrical equipment and other transport equipment also registered positive effects.

Conversely, some industries weighed on performance. Pharmaceuticals contributed negatively by 0.34 percentage points, chemicals by 0.12 points, iron and steel products by 0.17 points, machinery and equipment by 0.05 points and furniture by 0.19 points.

Production during July-November 2025-26 rose in food, beverages, tobacco, textiles, wearing apparel, paper and board, coke and petroleum products, rubber products, non-metallic mineral products, fabricated metal, computer and electronics, electrical equipment, automobiles and other transport equipment.

However, declines were recorded in leather products, wood products, chemical products, pharmaceuticals, iron and steel products, machinery and equipment, and furniture.

The latest LSMI data indicate strengthening industrial output in key manufacturing segments during the first five months of the fiscal year, despite continued contractions in selected sectors.