In the first half of 2013 enterprises earned 7.6 billion UAH
The financial result before tax of Ukrainian businesses from ordinary activities in January-June 2013 amounted to 7 billion 639 million UAH, as per the report by the State Statistics Service.
The corresponding figure for the 6 months of 2012 amounted to 29 billion 249.1 million UAH. Thus, Ukraine's profits in the first half of 2013 dropped 73.9%.
42.2% Ukrainian enterprises made profit in 6 months of 2013. Their income was 85 426.2 million UAH, 2.5% up from last year.
41.4% enterprises came in at a loss totaling 77 787.2 million UAH, 32.2% more than in January-June 2013.
Profits in the industrial sector fell by 4.3% to 40 638.3 million UAH. Losses of businesses in the industrial sector grew by 1.4% to 32 005.9 million UAH. Financial results of businesses in the industrial sector totaled 8 632.4 million UAH.
Profits of enterprises in the metallurgical industry and manufacture of fabricated metal products dropped 22.7% to 1 461.7 million UAH, losses decreased by 10.9% to 7 656,3 million UAH. The result was minus 6 194.6 million UAH.
Profits of enterprises in machinery dropped 37.8% to 4602.8 million UAH, losses increased 12.4% to 1638.8 million UAH. The financial result amounted to 2964 million UAH.
