7-8  Elasticity Ratio of Energy Consumption
           
Year Growth Rate of Growth Rate of Growth Rate of Elasticity Ratio Elasticity Ratio
Energy Consumption Electricity Gross Domestic of Energy of Electricity
over Preceding Year Consumption over Product(GDP),over Consumption Consumption
  Preceding Year Preceding Year    
(%) (%) (%)    
           
1985 8.1 9.0 13.5 0.60 0.67
1989 4.2 7.3 4.1 1.02 1.78
1990 1.8 6.2 3.8 0.47 1.63
                                                                                                                   
1991 5.1 9.2 9.2 0.55 1.00
1992 5.2 11.5 14.2 0.37 0.81
1993 6.3 11.0 13.5 0.21 0.70
1994 5.8 9.9 12.6 0.46 0.79
1995 6.9 8.2 10.5 0.66 0.78
                                                                                                                   
1996 5.9 7.4 9.6 0.62 0.77
1997 -0.8 4.8 8.8   0.55
1998 -4.1 2.8 7.8   0.36
1999 -1.6 6.1 7.1   0.86
2000 0.1 9.5 8.0 0.02 1.19
           
2001 3.5 8.6 7.5 0.47 1.15
2002 9.9 11.6 8.3 1.19 1.40
2003 15.3 16.5 9.5 1.61 1.74
2004 15.2 14.5 9.5 1.60 1.53
           
           
a) The data in 2004 were estimated figures.