ISLAMABAD: Despite a 1,000 basis points cut in the key interest rate to 12pc since the start of the current fiscal year, the Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector continued to show sluggish performance, with production contracting by 1.22 per cent in January compared to the same month last year, according to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics on Monday.
The big industry production has seen a negative trend since August 2024, except in October, due to domestic and global factors.