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Peru's national output rose 3.23% year over year in August

Peru's statistics institute said national production increased 3.23% in August 2026 from a year earlier; mining and hydrocarbons fell 5.53%, in a report released on 15 October.

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The National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI) reported a 3.23% annual rise in Peru's national production for August 2026. Construction grew 10.34%, commerce 6.89% and manufacturing 4.18%, while mining and hydrocarbons contracted 5.53%.

Output was up 3.14% over January-August. The same report said total exports rose 17.75% year over year in August, with traditional products up 20.89% and non-traditional products up 10.32%. These are separate production and trade indicators.

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Annual changes in Peru output and exports

August 2026 indicators compared with the same month a year earlier.

National production3.23
Construction10.34
Mining and hydrocarbons-5.53
Total exports17.75
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Annual percentage changes are transcribed from the INEI report. National and sector rates come from the production index, while export rates are trade measures; the indicators are not added together.

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