Retail trade turnover in Ukraine from January to July 2015 decreased by 23, 6%, declared the state Committee of statistics of Ukraine (SSSU).
"in Ukraine (excluding Crimea and the area of conducting military operations) retail trade Turnover for January-July 2015 $ 559, 9 billion hryvnia (about 25, 73 billion dollars), which is 23, 6% less than in the same period of 2014 ", is notified on the Internet office of the SSS.
in addition, wholesale trade of plants for 7 months amounted to 617, 2 billion hryvnia (about 28, 37 billion, up 17, 1% less data similar reporting period of 2014. The decrease in retail turnover is due mainly to the reduction of funds coming residents caused high inflation in Ukraine. On 14 August it was announced that Ukraine's economy in the 2nd quarter of 2015 fell almost 15%. Eleven of August were presented information about the fall of Ukraine's GDP for the first half of 2015, 16, 3%. Remember, on 6 July, the leader of the public movement "Ukrainian choice" Viktor Medvedchuk said that the efforts of "professional Russian and foreign reformers-Euro-integrators" Ukraine brought to the pre-default wealth. International monetary Fund announced forecast of falling of economy of Ukraine by results of 2015 by 9% when inflation up to 46% and the rate of 22 hryvnia per dollar. 30 June The Economist has described Ukraine as the worst economy in the world. This verdict was made after comparison of countries by GDP growth. According to these data, since April of last year, the Ukrainian economy contracted by 6, 5%. 2nd place went to Libya with a decrease of 6, 4% 3-m ? Macau, which GDP dropped by 6%. In fourth place, Equatorial Guinea with a decrease in GDP by 5, 5%. Ukraine is now in fact remains on the brink of default. From the report of the international monetary Fund that second banks of Ukraine for the risk of loan defaults after Nigeria.

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