National Accounts Committee's approval of interim data on economic growth.

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The National Accounts Committee has approved the interim data of the economic growth rate for the current financial year.

According to the data of the National Accounts Committee:-

108% increase in cotton production, 

34.78% increase in rice production,

While wheat production increased by 11.64%.

According to the economic growth data for the current financial year, despite the excellent performance of the agricultural sector, the GDP growth was 2.38% with a decrease of 1.12% against the target of 3.5%.

According to the interim data of the National Accounts Committee, the growth rate of the industrial sector this fiscal year was 1.21% against the target of 3.4%.