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Inflation in Ukraine in 2009 could exceed 15%, Accounting Chamber of Ukraine Board Chairman Valentyn Symonenko has said.
"According to our estimates, in spite of the fact some seasonal deflation was observed in August, the inflation of consumer prices on the market will exceed 15% by the end of 2009," he said at a press conference at Interfax-Ukraine.

Symonenko said, referring to the Accounting Chamber of Ukraine, that Ukraine's GDP in the first half of 2009 fell by 19.7% year-on-year.

During January-July of 2009, the general volumes of sold agricultural products, made by agricultural enterprises of the Crimea (Ukraine), increased by 6.9% compared to the same period of 2008, declared the Main department of statistics of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.

 The Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation increased the estimation of grain losses due to draughts from 11 mln tonnes to 13 mln tonnes, declared Elena Skrynnik, the Minister of Agriculture, on September 2.

According to the decree of Julia Timoshenko, the Prime-Minister of Ukraine, the State administration of sea and river transport provided several meetings concerning the issue of grain cargoes transportation in the sea trading ports and recommended to all stevedore companies, operating at the territory of the ports, to avoid growing of tariffs for grain shipment, declared the press cutting service of the Ministry of Transport and Communication of Ukraine.