 
 
 
| 7-8 Elasticity Ratio of Energy Consumption | |||||
| Growth Rate of | Growth Rate of | Growth Rate of | Elasticity Ratio | Elasticity Ratio | |
| Energy Consumption | Electricity | Gross Domestic | of Energy | of Electricity | |
| Year | 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 | 14.0 | 0.45 | 0.79 | 
| 1994 | 5.8 | 9.9 | 13.1 | 0.44 | 0.76 | 
| 1995 | 6.9 | 8.2 | 10.9 | 0.63 | 0.75 | 
| 1996 | 5.9 | 7.4 | 10.0 | 0.59 | 0.74 | 
| 1997 | -0.8 | 4.8 | 9.3 | 0.52 | |
| 1998 | -4.1 | 2.8 | 7.8 | 0.36 | |
| 1999 | 1.2 | 6.1 | 7.6 | 0.16 | 0.80 | 
| 2000 | 3.5 | 9.5 | 8.4 | 0.42 | 1.13 | 
| 2001 | 3.4 | 9.3 | 8.3 | 0.41 | 1.12 | 
| 2002 | 6.0 | 11.8 | 9.1 | 0.66 | 1.30 | 
| 2003 | 15.3 | 15.6 | 10.0 | 1.53 | 1.56 | 
| 2004 | 16.1 | 15.4 | 10.1 | 1.59 | 1.52 | 
| 2005 | 9.9 | 13.5 | 10.2 | 0.97 | 1.32 |