ISLAMABAD: Advisor to Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment, Abdul Razak Dawood on Monday announced that the large-scale manufacturing (LSM) sector has grown at 16 years high level of 14.85 per cent in the fiscal year 2021, ARY News reported.
In a Tweet, Razak Dawood said: “I am glad to share that the LSM sector grew at 16 years high level of 14.85% in FY 21. The de-industrialization that was taking place in Pakistan has now been reversed and this has been made possible by Government’s pro-industry policies.”
The growth was led by Textiles, Food, Beverages, Tobacco, Petroleum, Pharmaceutical, Chemical, Mineral, Automobile, Fertilisers and Iron & Steel products, he added.
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