In January-May the volume of industrial output totaled 84.7 billion soms, up by 34.7% YoY, but down by 24.2% from 2015.
The increase this year was the result of metal output (1.5-fold) and metallic ore mining (3.9-fold) growth.
The National Statistics Committee also notes that the country exported 1.5-fold more gold and 1.6-fold more precious metals concentrates. (Ukrainian metal)