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Pakistan cement production rises 27% in 12MFY21

31 August 2021, Published under Cement News

The overall output of the Large-Scale Manufacturing Industries Index (LSMI) in Pakistan increased by 14.9 per cent for July 2020-June 2021 compared to July 2019-June 2020, including local cement production, FBS estimated. Industry attributes the increase in production on the back of a boost in local demand by housing schemes. During the last fiscal year of July 2020-June  2021, Pakistan's cement production increased by 27.3 per cent, YoY to 49.803Mt compared to 39.121Mt in the preceding ...

Pakistan cement production witnessed a mixed trend in FY19-20

13 August 2020, Published under Cement News

The output of Pakistan's large-scale manufacturing industries (LSMIs) declined by 10.2 per cent in the previous fiscal year, FY19-20, compared to FY18-19, as almost all of the major manufacturing sectors posted negative growth, according to the data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). According to provisional quantum index numbers of large-scale manufacturing industries (QIM), the LSMI output declined by 7.7 per cent in June 2020, compared to June 2019, and increased by 16.8...

Economic activity is strengthening in Pakistan

29 January 2020, Published under Cement News

Pakistan State Bank has stated that data of 1HFY20 for large scale manufacturing (LSM) indicates that economic activity is strengthening in export-oriented and import-competing industries, including gains in cement, while inward-oriented industries continue to slow.   This was shared at a central bank meeting on 28 January 2020, when the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to keep the policy rate unchanged at 13.25 per cent for coming two months. The decision reflected the MPC's view th...

Pakistan cement production varies in 10MFY19

03 July 2019, Published under Cement News

Large-scale manufacturing production data shows negative growth in Pakistan during the 10 months between July 2018 and April 2019. According to Pakistan Federal Bureau of Statistics, the overall output of large-scale manufacturing industries (LSMIs) fell by 3.5 per cent during this period. Worse still, the LSMI output decreased by 7.8 per cent for April 2019 compared to April 2018 and by 9.4 per cent when compared to March 2019. Pakistan's cement industry has recorded a 4.4 per cent YoY fa...