ISLAMABAD: The country’s large scale manufacturing (LSM) sector has witnessed a growth of 3.21 percent during the fiscal year 2015-16, as compared to the corresponding period of last year. The Quantum Index Numbers (QIM) of large scale manufacturing industries was recorded at 132 points during July-June (2015-16) against 127.89 points during same period of last year, according the data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).The highest growth of 1.96 percent was witnessed in the indices monitored by the Ministry of Industries followed 1.28 percent increase in indices of Provincial Bureaus of Statistics (PBoS) while the indices of Oil Companies Advisory Committee (OCAC) witnessed nominal decrease of 0.03 percent. On year-to-year basis, the industrial growth increased by 0.01 percent during June 2016 as compared to same month of last year while on month-to-month basis, the industrial growth decreased by 2.62 percent during June 2016 when compared to growth of May 2016, the data revealed. The major sectors that showed growth during July-June (2015-16) included textile by 0.42 percent, food, beverages and tobacco by 0.92 percent, pharmaceuticals 6.54 percent, chemicals 8.13 percent, non-metallic mineral products 10.02 percent, automobiles 16.11 percent, fertilizers 13.81 percent, leather products 7.76 percent and rubber products 7.16 percent.On the other hand, the LSM industries that witnessed negative growth included coke and petroleum products 2.59 percent, iron and steel products 9.26 percent, electronics 1.68 percent, paper and board 1.58 percent, engineering products 14.43 percent and wood products by 65.83 percent. The provisional QIM is being computed on the basis of the production data of 112 items received from sources including OCAC, Ministry of Industries and Production and PBoS. OCAC provided data of 11 items, MoIP 36 items, while PBoS provided data of remaining 65 items.