The Ministry of Economic Development and Trade published industrial production figures for January-July 2019. The cumulative industrial production indicator for January-July 2019 increased by 0.4% percentage points.
In the production of basic pharmaceutical products and preparations for this period, an increase of 14.6% is observed (-2.1% in July 2018). The reason for the increase in production is the growth of domestic and foreign demand, which is illustrated by the data of the State Fiscal Service.
So, in July 2019, the export of the pharmaceutical products group increased by 33.6% compared to the corresponding period last year to $ 177 million, and the import of pharmaceutical products decreased by 6.8% to $ 168.8 million. The largest supplier of pharmaceutical products in Ukraine in July was Germany, followed by India, then France.
In just 7 months of 2019, compared with the corresponding period of 2018, the import of pharmaceutical products increased by 4.3%, or by $ 47.607 million, to $ 1,149.157 million, exports – by 21.1%, or by $ 23.890 million, to 137.322 million dollars.
