KIEV, July 22 - Industrial production in Ukraine in June 2016 decreased by 3.4% compared to the same month of 2015, while in May it grew by 0.2%, in April it rose by 3.5% and in March by 4.8%, the State Statistics Service said.

According to a new reporting format, the agency said industrial production in June fell by 2.9% compared to June 2015 against growth of 0.1% in May, 3.7% in April and 4.2% in March.

In general, in the first six months of this year growth in industry slowed to 2% from 3.1% in May and 3.7% in April.