According to the results of February, the growth of the Ukrainian economy has slowed up to 0.7% compared with 1.5% in January. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Economics.

In general, over the first two months of the current year, the growth of GDP of Ukraine amounted to 1.1%.

In agriculture, there is a decrease in the production of livestock products due to an increase in the cost. The fall in the mining industry was also recorded due to missile shelling of the production gas infrastructure. There is a fall in transport due to a temporary reduction in the activity of exporters.

However, GDP indicators are still a little higher than the forecast of the Ministry of Economy for the first quarter.

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In February, there was also an increase in GDP thanks to the revival in internal (retail) trade. Consumer moods continued to improve - this trend is observed for the fourth month in a row.

Last year, the growth of the Ukrainian economy was uneven - 6.5% in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the first quarter of 2023, in the II quarter - 3.7%, in the III quarter - 2%. GDP growth forecast laid down in the budget of 2025 - 2.7%.