Ukraine's economy shrinks by 6.8% in 2014

The fall in gross domestic product (GDP) of Ukraine in 2014 was 6.8% compared with the previous year, the State Statistics Service of Ukraine reported on Friday on its Web site.

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According to the report, the data are presented as a percentage to the corresponding period of the previous year at constant 2010 prices.

The figures do not take into account data from the temporarily occupied Ukrainian territory of Crimea, Sevastopol, and part of the Donbas conflict zone.

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