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The volume of sold industrial products (goods, services) in January-March 2018 stood at Hr 621.436 billion, which is 16.7 percent more than in January-March 2017, in particular the volume sold abroad was worth Hr 166.784 billion, the State Statistics Service has reported.

According to the agency, in March 2018 compared to March 2017 the index of turnover of sold production grew by 10.9 percent, and by 11.1 percent compared with February 2018. Sales in mining industry in March 2018 compared with March 2017 grew by 2.25 (4.6 percent compared with February 2018) and in processing industry – by 12.9 percent (12.6 percent).

In the total volume of sales, the largest share accounted for processing industry (60.1 percent), the supply of electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning (25.1 percent), metallurgical production (18.4 percent), production of cast iron, steel and ferroalloys (14.3 percent), mining and quarrying (13.9 percent) and

As reported, in 2017 industrial products (goods, services) worth Hr 2.153 trillion were sold, which is 21.9 percent more than in 2016.