19 Aug 2013 17:56

Ukrainian industrial decline slows to 4.9% in July

KYIV. Aug 19 (Interfax) - Ukrainian industrial decline slowed to 4.9% year-on-year in July 2013, from 5.7% in June and 9.3% in May, the State Statistics Service said.

Industrial output fell 5.3% year-on-year in January-July, as in January-June, and 5.2% in January-May and 4.2% in January-April.

Industry grew 5.1% in July compared with June this year.

It rose 1.6% year-on-year in January-July 2012 but fell 1.8% in 2012 as a whole.