The increase in operating costs in the first half of the year was due to higher power rates, gas prices and duties on imports, the ministry said in a report.
At the same time, the Ukrainian industry suffered most from a decline in prices of rolled ferrous metal, iron ore and mineral fertilizers in the world markets.
Another factor affecting the industrial output was lower consumer demand caused by a decrease in real incomes and a reduction in investment activity.
As UNIAN reported earlier, the decline in industrial output in Ukraine in June 2015 slowed to 18.1% year-over-year, from 20.7% recorded in the previous month.
According to the State Statistics Service, industrial production in June 2015 grew by 1.5% compared to May 2015.
Since the beginning of the year, industrial production in January-June 2015 has declined by 20.5% year-over-year.
