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Perú- Products I and II
1.3.1 Gross National Product (GDP)
According to the INEI, the GDP of Peru has had a historic behavior characterized
by periods of stagnation and periods of great dynamism. During the 2001-2005
period, the GDP increased at an average rate of 4,2 % per year and during the
five year period of 2006-2010 that rate was of 7,2 % with peaks of 7,7 % in
2006, 8,9 % in 2007, 9,8 % in 2008 and 8,9 % in 2010. Only in 2009, the GDP
growth rate was of 0.9 % due to the negative impact of the international economic
crisis, see Graphic Nº 1 (MINTRA, 2010). It’s worth noing that the average
growth rate for the period 2006-2010 is one of the highest in the region.
Graphic N° 1: Evolution of the GDP
1.3.2 Energy Intensity
Energy intensity is a measure of the energy efficiency of a nation’s economy. It
could be defined also as the amount of energy it takes to produce a US$ of GNP.
In Peru this indicator has fallen from 9 129 kJ/US$ 1990 to 6 340 kJ/US$ 1990 in
the 1990 – 2009 period. It means it have been a constant decrease through this
period, but with a higher intensity since the year 2000. This is because the growth
rate of the energy consumption has been minor to the growth rate of the GDP,
which reflects an improvement in the country’s productivity, as it is shown in the
Graphic Nº 2 (MEM, 2009a).
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