KIEV, Sept. 6 – Ukraine's money stock in August expanded by 1%, to UAH 556.5 billion, while its monetary base fell by 1.5%, to UAH 220.4 billion, the National Bank of Ukraine reported.

The amount of off-bank cash remained unchanged in August (11.5% growth since the beginning of the year), at UAH 175.1 billion, the NBU said. The share of cash in the structure of the money stock over the month shrank from 31.7% to 31.5%, remaining lower than the level registered early this year (32.2%).