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VOLUME OF SOLD INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS IN UKRAINE 26.6% UP IN JAN-JULY

5 September , 2017  

KYIV. Sept 5 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Industrial products (goods, services) worth UAH 1.185 trillion were sold in Ukraine in January-July 2017, which is 26.6% more than in January-July 2016.
According to the State Statistics Service, in July 2017 in comparison with July 2016 the volume of sold products in extracting and processing industry (turnover) grew by 20.6% (including 24.9% abroad), in particular in mining and quarrying industry by 16.1% (by 11.9%), and in processing industry by 21.6% (by 26.7%).
The share of supply of electricity, gas, steam and conditioned air in the total volume of sales was 20.6%, production of food, beverages and tobacco goods stood at 21.1%, metallurgical production and production of finished metal goods at 17.8%, and mining and quarrying at 14.9%.