In August prices of industrial manufacturers increased by 1.5% after a drop of 0.5% in July and 0.3% in June.
In January-August prices increased by 2.4% YoY.
According to the Federal Service of State Statistics, copper prices grew by 6.8%, other non-ferrous metals – by 5.9%, lead, zinc and tin – by 4.1, pig iron, steel, ferroalloys and aluminum – by 3%, and precious metals – by 2.8%. (Ukrainian metal)