So far this year Peru's cumulative gross domestic product (GDP) growth has been 2.14% and a 1.64% growth was posted for the last 12 month period.
The sectors that saw greatest expansion in May were mining and hydrocarbons (1.49%), fishery (23.15%) and agriculture (2.78%).
The farming industry rose by 2.78% due to increase in agro (1.32%) and livestock (6.51%) productions. According to INEI, most popular agricultural products were: yellow maize, paddy, coffee, avocado, asparagus and potato. Concerning livestock, poultry eggs, pork and fresh milk stood out.