KIEV, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- Ukraine's gross domestic product ( GDP) rose 0.2 percent to reach 175 billion U.S. dollars last year, compared with a growth of 5.2 percent in this regard in 2011, the State Statistics Service said Wednesday.
Slow internal demand of Ukrainian goods and unfavorable internal financial situation, especially a declining manufacturing, construction, transportation, agriculture and banking sectors, were blamed for the fall in the economic growth.
The Ukrainian government is predicting a GDP growth of 3.4 percent this year.
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