The money supply, or M3, decreased by 2.7% in the first month of 2018.
Hryvnia banknotes and coins totaling UAH 361.5 billion (US$12.7 billion) were in cash circulation in Ukraine at the beginning of 2018, which was UAH 20.5 billion ($718 million), or 6%, up from the indicator at the beginning of 2017, according to infographics published on the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Facebook page.
Monetary base in Ukraine increased by 0.6% in November 2017, to UAH 378.746 billion, or US$14 billion, according to the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) website.
Ukraine's monetary base decreased by 1.5% in September 2017, to UAH 373.4 billion, or US$14 billion, according to the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) website.