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Output of eight key infrastructure sectors slows to 2% in July 2025
Aug-21-2025

The Ministry of Commerce & Industry in its latest data has showed that the output of eight key infrastructure sectors fell to a two-month low of 2 per cent in July 2025 due to a dip in the production of coal, crude oil, natural gas, and refinery products. The output of these sectors had risen by 6.3 per cent in July last year. The production growth was 2.2 per cent in the previous month of June.

Steel production having 17.92 per cent weight increased by 12.8 per cent in July, 2025 over July, 2024 and its cumulative index increased by 8.5 per cent during April to July, 2025-26 over corresponding period of the previous year. Cement production having 5.37 per cent weight increased by 11.7 per cent in July, 2025 over July, 2024 and its cumulative index increased by 8.9 per cent during April to July, 2025-26 over corresponding period of the previous year. 

Electricity generation having 19.85 per cent weight increased by 0.5 per cent in July, 2025 over July, 2024, while its cumulative index declined by 1.0 per cent during April to July, 2025-26 over corresponding period of the previous year. Fertilizer production having 2.63 per cent weight increased by 2.0 per cent in July, 2025 over July, 2024, while its cumulative index declined by 2.2 per cent during April to July, 2025-26 over corresponding period of the previous year.  

Coal production having 10.33 per cent weight declined by 12.3 per cent in July, 2025 over July, 2024 and its cumulative index declined by 3.1 per cent during April to July, 2025-26 over corresponding period of the previous year. Natural Gas production having 6.88 per cent weight declined by 3.2 per cent in July, 2025 over July, 2024 and its cumulative index declined by 2.6 per cent during April to July, 2025-26 over corresponding period of the previous year. 

Crude Oil production having 8.98 per cent weight declined by 1.3 per cent in July, 2025 over July, 2024 and its cumulative index declined by 1.7 per cent during April to July, 2025-26 over corresponding period of the previous year. Petroleum Refinery production having 28.04 per cent weight declined by 1.0 per cent in July, 2025 over July, 2024 and its cumulative index declined by 0.3 per cent during April to July, 2025-26 over corresponding period of the previous year.


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