KIEV, June 9 - Analysts from state institutes and non-governmental experts in May worsened the consensus forecast for Ukraine's real GDP fall in 2015 by 5.2 percentage points compared to the December estimate - to 8.3%.

This updated consensus forecast was promulgated by the Economic Development and Trade Ministry.

According to the report, the forecast for inflation (December to December) for 2015 was deteriorated to 48.4%, the hryvnia exchange rate – to UAH 23.65 per $1 over the year and UAH 24.97/$1 – as of the end of the year.