In January-August metal prices in Ukraine decreased by 5.4%, including local prices by 4.7% and export prices by 6.1%.
According to the State Statistics Service, industrial prices at the same time grew by 7.6%, 9% and 1.5% respectively.
Prices in metallic ore mining increased by 17.9%, 7.3% and 28%.
This dynamics completely reflects global market situation.
World prices of iron ore raw materials grew, which resulted in a considerable increase in Ukrainian export prices, but had a lesser effect on the local market. (Ukrainian metal)