Islamabad September 22 2022: Pakistan overall Large Scale Manufacturing Sector has decline by 1.4 percent during the month of July 2022, according to data published by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics on Thursday.
However, Manufacturing fall 16.5 percent during the month of July when compared with the previous month.
The main contributors towards overall growth of -1.4 percent are, Garments (4.4 percnet), Iron & Steel Products (0.6 percent) Furniture (2.2 percent), Chemical Products (0.6 percent), Cigarettes (-1.7 percent), Cement (-2.8 percent) and Fertilizers (-0.7 percent).
Sectors posted negative return during the month.
The production in July 2022 as compared to July 2021 has increased in Wearing apparel, Paper & Board, Iron & Steel Products and Furniture while it decreased in Food, Textile, Tobacco, Fertilizers, Pharmaceuticals, Non-Metallic Mineral Products and Automobiles.
Sectors witnessed positive return during the month of July 2022