Fishing activity varied 320% year-on-year and partly explains the auspicious outlook for economic recovery, Produce added.
Following GDP growth of 5.3% in April, theThe Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) He hopes that in May the data will continue along this path.
“The economy has performed well, so we could end this month (May) in a range of 4.5 to 5% with an upward bias,” José Arista told the media.
Part of the recovery is due to fishing. The Minister of Production, Sergio González, said that the fishing sector would have contributed around 1% to the GDP in May, and not only due to the extraction of anchovy, but also due to other resources such as horse mackerel, bonito and mackerel.
González says that dynamic fishing grew 320% compared to May of last year, and means a contribution of more than S/385 million to the GDP of the fifth month.
To date, 98% of the anchovy quota has been caught: approximately 2,430,000 tons, the official said.
In this regard, González said that, given the increased capture of hydrobiological resources, prices will gradually decline for households. He gave the example of bonito, which has seen a 35% drop in price.
Source: Larepublica
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