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VOLUME OF SOLD INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS IN UKRAINE 31.8% UP IN JAN-APRIL 2017

7 June , 2017  

KYIV. June 7 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The volume of sold industrial products (goods, services) in January-April 2017 amounted to UAH 691.988 billion, which is 31.8% more than in January-April 2016.
According to the State Statistics Service, in April 2017 compared to April 2016 the volume of sold products in extracting and processing industry (turnover) grew by 20.2% (including abroad by 21.6%), in particular in mining and quarrying industry by 58.9% (by 67%), in processing industry by 14% (by 16.5%).
The largest share in total sales was that of the supply of electricity, gas, steam and conditioned air (24.6%), production of food, beverages and tobacco goods (20%), metallurgical production and production of finished metal goods (17.1%) and mining and quarrying (15%).
As reported, in 2016 the volume of sold industrial products (goods, services) stood at UAH 1.766 trillion, which is 18% more than in 2015.