Pakistan, July 15 -- In the first 11 months of fiscal year 2025, Pakistan's large-scale industries experienced a 1.21% decline in overall production, revealed the latest data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). Despite this drop, the production in May 2025 showed a positive trend, increasing by 7.39% compared to April 2025. On a year-on-year basis, May 2025 recorded a 2.29% rise in industrial output, indicating some short-term recovery.

The detailed sector-wise data showed significant challenges for certain industries. Furniture production faced a sharp fall of 58.09% between July 2024 and May 2025. Similarly, the sugar sector's output dropped by 14.30%. Machinery and equipment manufacturing also saw a substantial decline of 35...