KYIV. Nov 24 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Pharmacy sales in Ukraine in January-October 2015 in monetary terms increased by 25% compared to the same period in 2014, to UAH 38.08 billion, while in natural terms sales decreased by 18%, to 1.08 billion packages, Business Credit company has told Interfax-Ukraine.
According to the company’s analysts, retail sales of medicines in January-October 2015 in monetary terms increased by 25%, to UAH 31.167 billion, but declined in real terms by 18%, to nearly 671.961 million packs.
Cosmetics sales by drugstores for the first ten months of 2015 in monetary terms increased by 28%, to UAH 866.026 million, while sales decreased in real terms by 14%, to 22.481 million packs.
In addition, Business Credit noted that the average weighted price of a pharmacy basket in January-October amounted to UAH 165.57, the average weighted price of one package of drugs UAH 295.22, cosmetics – UAH 82.18.
