The State Statistics Service reported an increase of 2.5% in Ukraine’s real gross domestic product in 2017, whereas earlier the agency estimated its growth at 2.2%.
The European Commission has adopted a proposal for a new macro-financial assistance (MFA) program for Ukraine worth up to EUR 1 billion to support economic stabilization and structural reforms.
Real wages in Ukraine in January 2018 increased by 12.3% compared to January 2017, while compared to December 2017 it fell by 13.4%..
The deficit of Ukraine’s foreign trade in goods in January 2018 grew by almost 3.3 times compared to January 2017 and amounted to $284.1 million (in January 2017 some $86.7 million).
Prices in the industry of Ukraine in February 2018 increased by 1.2%, while in January their growth was 4.4%, in December 2017 some 1.7%. The growth of consumer prices in Ukraine in February 2018 was 0.9% compared to 1.5% in January.
The revenues of the national budget of Ukraine in February 2018 amounted to UAH 50.7 billion, which is UAH 13.967 billion, or 21.6% less than the planned figures, while revenues for the first two months of 2018 reached UAH 105.887 billion, which is UAH 12.386 billion, or 10.5%, less than the target.
Money stock in Ukraine in February 2018 decreased by 0.5%, to UAH 1.17 trillion, the relevant preliminary data of monetary statistics have been posted on the website of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU).
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has decided to toughen the monetary policy and increased the refinancing rate to 17% from March 2 from 16%.
The deficit of Ukraine’s balance of payment in January 2018 was $449 million, which is 2.2 times more than in January 2017 ($202 million), the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has published the preliminary data on its website
Ukraine’s gross foreign debt as of early 2018 was $116.578 billion, which is 2.59% more than at the beginning of 2017, according to the website of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU).
Industrial production in Ukraine in February 2018 grew by 1.9% compared to February 2017, while in January this figure was 3.6%.
Retail trade turnover in Ukraine, excluding the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea and Sevastopol and part of the anti-terrorist operation zone, in January and February 2018 in comparable prices increased by 7.5% compared to January 2017.
