KYIV, 17 Feb - RIA Novosti/Prime. The fall in gross domestic product (GDP) of Ukraine in the fourth quarter of 2014 increased to fifteen, 2% compared with 5, 3% the quarter before, informs the State statistics service of the Republic.
"Ukraine's GDP for the fourth quarter of 2014 in comparison with the fourth quarter of 2013 (in undisputed 2010 prices) amounted to 84, 8%, as compared with the third quarter of 2014, taking into account the seasonal factor - 96, 2% (without accounting for the time occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Sevastopol and part of the zone ATO), according to the report.
Ukraine has already more than 1 year experiencing acute financial and economic crisis, largely caused by armed conflict in the Donbass. According to the national Bank, inflation in 2014 amounted to 24, 9%, and GDP lost 7, 5%.
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