Business news from Ukraine

Business news from Ukraine

SOLD INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS (GOODS, SERVICES) IN UKRAINE 16.7% UP IN Q1

The volume of sold industrial products (goods, services) in January-March 2018 stood at UAH 621.436 billion, which is 16.7% more than in January-March 2017, in particular the volume sold abroad was worth UAH 166.784 billion, the State Statistics Service has reported. According to the agency, in March 2018 compared to March 2017 the index of turnover of sold production grew by 10.9%, and by 11.1% compared with February 2018. Sales in mining industry in March 2018 compared with March 2017 grew by 2.25 (4.6% compared with February 2018) and in processing industry – by 12.9% (12.6%).
In the total volume of sales, the largest share accounted for processing industry (60.1%), the supply of electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning (25.1%), metallurgical production (18.4%), production of cast iron, steel and ferroalloys (14.3%), mining and quarrying (13.9%) and
As reported, in 2017 industrial products (goods, services) worth UAH 2.153 trillion were sold, which is 21.9% more than in 2016.

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