Peru August economic activity rises 3.23% as construction and trade drive growth
Published on: Thursday 15 October 2026
Investing.com -- Peru’s economy expanded 3.23% in August from a year earlier, marking a second consecutive month of growth above 3%, according to data released Thursday by the national statistics agency INEI. The reading slightly trailed July’s 3.6% pace and came in just under the 3.3% median estimate of economists surveyed by Bloomberg, while output nudged up 0.22% on a month-over-month basis.
