Industrial production in Ukraine collapsed by 16 per cent per month.

KommentariiDemarsh nesoglasnogo13.02.2009Ministr Finance waved his hand at everything and went into otstavkuTempy fall of industrial production in Ukraine in January 2009 in relation to the same period last year, accelerated to 34.1 percent compared to 26.6 percent in December, 28.6 percent in November and 19.8 percent - in October 2008, State Statistics Committee of Ukraine said late on Monday evening.
As the "Interfax", in relation to December of last year promproizvodstvo the Ukraine in January decreased by 16.1 percent.
In turn, "Ukrainian Truth" led the country Goskomstat statistics on investment: net outflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Ukraine in October-December 2008 amounted to 1898 billion dollars, while in the third quarter growth rate of 1,17 billion, the second - 3.553 trillion and the first - 3365 billion.
According to Goskomstat, in general, on the basis of 2008 growth in total foreign capital in the economy of Ukraine, with its revaluation, losses, exchange rate margin (minus 3.9 billion) for 2008 amounted to 6181 billion, which is 22.1 percent below the level of previous year.
In 2008, the Ukrainian economy, foreign investors have invested 10911 billion of FDI, which is 25.3 percent more revenue in 2007. At the same time the EU was 8766 billion (80.3 per cent of the total), from the CIS - 0933 billion (8.6 percent).
At the same time in 2008, residents have seized the capital in the amount of $ 0.845 trillion, which is 28,3% lower than a year earlier.
The total amount of FDI in Ukraine as of 1 January 2008 amounted to 35.723 trillion, which is 20.9 percent higher than at the beginning of the year. Per person of FDI is estimated at 775.3 dollars compared to 812.1 quarter earlier, said Goskomstat.
The amount of credits and loans received by Ukraine from direct investors, in the fourth quarter fell to 0.252 trillion dollars, or 4.6 percent.
Total foreign direct investment, including loan capital, on 1 January 2008 amounted to 40,957 billion dollars, compared with 43,107 billion as at 1 October the same year.
Newspaper Kommersant.Ukraina "referring to the data" Interfax, 17 February, published an article which reported that the State Statistics Committee of Ukraine refused to make public statements on a monthly basis of GDP (as previously) and moved to quarterly reporting.
Recall that Ukraine is experiencing a severe economic crisis, which has already resulted in the resignation of the government: Finance Minister Viktor Pinzenyk February 12, wrote a petition to dismiss, which is shortly to consider the Verkhovna Rada of the country.