- The results of Mach parliamentary elections have been officially announced on April 27.
- In the first quarter real GDP increased by 2.4% yoy despite the continued decline in manufacturing.
- The 2006 gain harvest in Ukraine is forecast to be 31 m tons, thus 6.0 m tons below the previous year.
- The commodity trade deficit reached USD 1.03 bn in the first two months of the year.
- Central fiscal deficit reached 1.7% of GDP in the first quarter of 2006.
- In February household real incomes increased by 20.9% yoy.
- In March consumer price growth decelerated to 8.6% yoy.
- The NBU lost around USD 2 bn of foreign reserves in the first quarter primarily due to increased demand for cash dollars.
MEMU SUPPLEMENT: "Deceleration of economic growth in 2005: what statistics tell us"
