Ukraine’s industrial production 5.2% down in 2020 – statistics

 Industrial production in Ukraine in 2020 decreased by 5.2%, but in December last year, for the first time since May 2019, its growth was recorded compared to the same period of the previous year – by 4.8%, the State Statistics Service has reported.

The agency clarified that, adjusted for the effect of calendar days, industrial production in December 2020 increased by 3.2%.

The service indicates that from the previous month, industrial production growth in December amounted to 2.8%, and taking into account seasonally adjusted basis 1.1%.

In processing industry in December 2020 from December 2019, the growth was 1.8%, in extracting industry and quarrying – 5.4%, and in the supply of electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning – 15.8%.

According to the report, over the past year, processing industry recorded a decline in production by 6.9%, mining and quarrying industry – 3.1%, the supply of electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning – by 1.3%.

As reported, industrial production in Ukraine in 2019 declined by 0.5% compared to 2018.

Source: www.en.interfax.com.ua