KIEV, April 7 - Prices in industry, after decreasing by 0.2% in February 2014, grew by 2.7% in March, the State Statistics Service has said.

According to its data, in annual terms industrial prices in the country rose by 3.9% from 3.3% in February, but compared to the beginning of the year they rose by 3%.

The official hryvnia exchange rate in March fell by 9.7%, to UAH 10.9546/$1. In three months of 2014 the national currency devaluated by over 20%.