7-2 Elasticity Ratio of Energy Production and Elasticity Ratio of Energy
Consumption from 1979 to 2006 
 
Year Elasticity Ratio of Energy Production Elasticity Ratio of Energy Consumption
Growth Rate
of Energy
Production over
Preceding Year
(%)
Growth Rate
of Electricity
Production over
Preceding Year
(%)
Elasticity
Ratio of
Energy
Production
Elasticity
Ratio of
 Electricity
Production
Growth Rate
of Energy
Consumption over
Preceding Year
(%)
Growth Rate
of Electricity
Consumption over
Preceding Year
(%)
Elasticity
Ratio of
Energy
Consumption
Elasticity
Ratio of
 Electricity
Consumption
1979 1.69 9.68 0.15 0.84 0.02 11.03   0.95
1980 -3.33 8.78   0.55 0.62 5.96 0.03 0.40
1981 -8.17 4.58   0.25 -12.23 6.13   0.33
1982 2.12 4.62 0.15 0.33 21.98 6.06 1.56 0.43
1983 7.11 7.26 0.44 0.44 -13.50 7.43   0.46
1984 13.53 8.33 0.51 0.31 7.34 12.43 0.27 0.47
1985 12.46 10.83 0.73 0.63 -12.67 8.70   0.51
1986 6.83 14.46 0.75 1.59 7.34 11.02 0.81 1.22
1987 5.79 10.62 0.29 0.52 13.68 9.68 0.68 0.48
1988 4.78 14.41 0.19 0.57 5.73 8.04 0.23 0.32
1989 1.36 10.58 0.09 0.67 4.84 7.17 0.31 0.45
1990 2.46 6.33 0.15 0.38 3.46 9.76 0.21 0.58
1991 0.52 11.20 0.03 0.57 3.05 9.75 0.15 0.49
1992 2.14 14.06 0.16 0.66 1.92 13.92 0.09 0.65
1993 -0.14 7.85   0.30 -1.07 7.77   0.29
1994 8.27 10.95 0.21 0.28 13.09 10.50 0.33 0.29
1995 6.13 9.09 0.21 0.31 10.58 9.48 0.36 0.32
1996 -2.77 7.28   0.38 3.12 7.51 0.16 0.39
1997 1.52 7.68 0.13 0.66 -0.02 7.38   0.64
1998 -1.81 -7.09     12.70 -1.19 1.10
1999 -1.01 14.84   0.58 0.22 14.57 0.87 0.53
2000 -6.52 9.91   0.55 -9.17 10.12   0.56
2001 1.71 9.86 0.17 0.98 10.41 10.94 1.03 1.09
2002 4.68 13.19 0.40 1.14 18.06 12.42 1.56 1.07
2003 8.49 11.75 0.62 0.86 18.74 13.47 1.36 0.98
2004 0.07 17.50 0.01 1.15 21.30 17.50 1.39 1.14
2005 -2.78 16.58   1.09 20.08 16.58 1.32 1.09
2006 0.64 15.24 0.04 1.03 10.82 15.24 0.73 1.03