The real gross domestic product (GDP) of Ukraine in 2018 grew by 3.3% after raising by 2.5% in 2017 and by 2.4% in 2016, the State Statistics Service has stated.
Real wages in Ukraine in February 2019 compared with February 2018 increased by 10.7%, while compared with January 2019 it decreased by 1.7%, the State Statistics Service has reported.
Total wage arrears in Ukraine in January 2019 decreased by 1.2%, and as of February 1, 2019 amounted to UAH 2.614 billion, the State Statistics Service has reported.
Exports of goods from Ukraine in January 2019 from January 2018 grew by 9.2%, to $4.066 billion, while imports increased by a mere 0.7%, to $4.045 billion, the State Statistics Service has reported.
The annual inflation rate in Ukraine in February is in line with the forecast of the central bank, according to the website of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU).
Inflation in Ukraine in February 2019 was 0.5% compared with 1% in January and 0.8% in December last year, the State Statistics Service of Ukraine has reported.
Industrial prices in Ukraine in February 2019 increased by 1%, as a month earlier, after decreasing in December 2018 by 0.4% and growing in November 2018 by 1.7%, the State Statistics Service has reported.
The deficit of the national budget of Ukraine in January-February 2019 amounted to UAH 13.7 billion, in particular the general fund deficit was UAH 28.65 billion with the target being UAH 28.32 billion, according to the State Treasury Service.
The revenues of the national budget of Ukraine in February 2019 amounted to UAH 70.2 billion, which is 8.3% more than the target and 24.8% more than in February 2018, in particular UAH 56.6 billion was sent to the general fund, or 2.1% less than the target and 12.2% more year-on-year, according to data released by the State Treasury Service.
Revenue of Ukrainian banks, not taking into account insolvent ones, in January and February 2019, totaled UAH 39.279 billion, which is 40.4% more than a year ago, according to a posting on the website of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU).
The total public (direct) and state-guaranteed debt of Ukraine in February 2019 decreased by 0.02% compared with January 2019, to $78.24 billion, the Ministry of Finance has reported. Ukraine’s payments on gross external debt in 2019 will be $15.7 billion, according to data on the website of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU).
Industrial production in Ukraine in February 2019 decreased by 1.8% compared with February 2018, which is better than the figure in January, when the decline was 3.3%, the State Statistics Service has reported.
Capital investment in agriculture in 2018 totaled UAH 90 billion, including UAH 25 billion invested in processing, Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman has said.
Transport enterprises of Ukraine in January and February 2019 increased cargo transportation by 5.9% compared to January and February 2018, to 103.1 million tonnes. The transport companies of Ukraine in January and February 2019 reduced passenger traffic by 6% compared with January and February 2018, to 685.4 million people.
The volume of construction work carried out in Ukraine in February 2019 increased by 19.4% compared with February 2018, while in January 2019 from January 2018 this figure increased by 6.2%.
Retail trade turnover in Ukraine in comparable prices in January and February 2019 increased by 6.8% compared to January and February 2018, to UAH 150.913 billion, the State Statistics Service has reported.
