KIEV, Jan. 20 – The decline in industrial production in Ukraine accelerated to 4.7% in 2013 against a 0.5% decline in 2012, the State Statistics Service reported.

At the same time, the decline in industrial production in the fourth quarter of 2013 slowed down year-over-year. In particular, industrial output in December 2013 alone was a mere 0.5%, while the decline in industrial production late in 2012 was only accelerating.