Overview
- The National Accounts Committee endorsed GDP growth of 3.71% for July–September, with industry up 9.38%, agriculture 2.89% and services 2.35%.
- Electricity and gas output rose about 25% and construction roughly 21%, with PBS pointing to higher WAPDA output and a jump in quarterly subsidies.
- Rice production was reported near 10 million tonnes despite reduced acreage, diverging from Planning Ministry projections shared with the IMF after the summer floods.
- Information and communication contracted 28.7% as mobile‑company revenues, the sector’s proxy indicator, fell even as IT exports increased.
- The NAC revised FY2024‑25 growth to 3.09%, while current guidance for FY2025‑26 centers near 4% with the SBP at about 4% and the government target at 4.2%.