The sectr fishing fell 27.78% in August, the leading indicators of the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI). This drop occurs after four consecutive months of blue results.
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This drop was a consequence of the lower extraction of species of maritime origin, which decreased by 27.09%. Meanwhile, it was observed that species destined for indirect human consumption fell by 99.8%.
On the other hand, the extraction of maritime species for direct human consumption grew 14.92%, due to the greater landing of varieties intended for frozen preparation (36.5%), canned (21.8%) and for fresh consumption (0.3%).
INEI indicators also revealed that in the eighth month, the mining and hydrocarbons sector expanded by 8.87%. In this segment, it was observed that copper production increased by 11.7%, while molybdenum production increased by 42.4% and silver production increased by 30%.
Regarding electricity generation, it registered an advance of 3.08% due to the evolution of hydroelectric generation and renewable energies.
For its part, domestic cement consumption increased by 0.14% during August 2024, given the gradual recovery of private construction and self-construction projects.
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