Peru's economic growth slows to 1.75% in June

Aug ‌15 (Reuters) - Peru's ​economy ​expanded 1.75% in June ‌compared to the same ⁠month last year, ‌slowing from the ‌prior month, data from the South ​American nation's INEI statistics agency ⁠showed on Saturday.

June's data ​landed just below the 1.8% growth recorded ​in May, ‌when officials said activity was ⁠impacted by the El Niño ⁠weather pattern which has particularly ​hurt the fishing sector, as warmer Pacific ‌waters push fish into deep waters.

(Reporting ‌by Sarah ⁠Morland ‌and Luis ​Jaime Acosta; Editing by Sanjeev ‌Miglani)

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