Ukrainians buy US$1.5 bln via banks in Oct

Forex cash purchases exceeded sales.

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Ukrainians in October 2019 bought US$1.505 billion in cash via the banking system, which was US$91.5 million up on the amount of foreign currency they sold.

The excess was reported after in September 2019, forex cash sales were higher than purchases, the National Bank of Ukraine said on its website.

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From January to October 2019, forex sales by households via banks remained higher than forex purchases, with US$53.7 million in excess.

As UNIAN reported, Ukrainians in September 2019 sold US$1.43 billion, which exceeded forex cash purchases by US$88.8 million.

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