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ISLAMABAD: The manufacturing sector performed strongly, posting an expansion of 6.6 per cent in 2025-26 compared with 2pc in the preceding year.
This improvement was primarily driven by a 6.5pc rebound in Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM), 8.5pc surge in Small-Scale Manufacturing (SSM), and 6.2pc growth in slaughtering.
The manufacturing and mining sectors are critical to Pakistan’s industrial base and jointly contribute 13.5pc to GDP. Within manufacturing, LSM plays a dominant role, accounting for 67.4pc of the sector and 8.2pc of GDP, followed by SSM and slaughtering, which contribute 2.5pc and 1.4pc to GDP, respectively.
However, the mining and quarrying sector posted a modest growth of 0.4pc in FY26, indicating a gradual recovery in extraction activities.
