KIEV, Jan. 19 - Consumer sentiment in Ukraine improved for the fifth consecutive month in December and by the end of 2015 was slightly higher than a year earlier, according to monthly research by GfK Ukraine.

"Against the background of a lack of negative news and a gradual macroeconomic stabilization, pessimism in relation to personal status in December weakened, which led to an increase in consumer sentiment as a whole," the company said.