GDP growth in Ukraine in 2Q accelerates to 3.6% in annual terms – statistics agency

Against the previous quarter, GDP increased by 0.9%, as it had in the first quarter.

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The growth of the real gross domestic product in Ukraine in the second quarter of 2018 in annual terms - against the second quarter of 2017 - accelerated to 3.6% after 3.1% in the same period in the first quarter, according to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine.

Referring to the operational data, against the previous quarter, taking into account the seasonal factor, Ukraine's GDP in the second quarter grew by 0.9%, as it had in the first quarter.

As UNIAN reported earlier, the Economic Sentiment Indicator has improved in Ukraine.

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