Pakistan's consumer goods and retailing industry is underdeveloped but will continue to expand from a low base．Organised retail chains are still in their infancy,and the few supermarkets in operation are mostly concentrated in the country's main commercial hub，Karachi；its second—largest city,Lahore；and the capital，Islamabad． Sustained population growth in 2015—19 means that although personal disposable income per head will rise rapidly,it will continue to be low,at about US$1，773 in 2019． Household income is set to rise rapidly,and the proportion of households earning more than US$5，000一considered to be the point at which discretionary spending can rise rapidly-will increase from 76％in 2014 to 95％ in 2019．However,the relatively large number of people per household means that income per head will remain relatively low．

Consumer goods and retail report 2

Overview 2

Retail 3

Food and drink 5

Non-food products 9

Industry publishing schedule 13

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