KYIV, Nov 16 - The indicator of economic sentiment in Ukraine, calculated by the State Statistics Service, in the fourth quarter of 2021 increased to 98.7% from 98.5% in the third quarter, from 96.9% in the second and from 90.2% in the first quarter of this year.

According to the State Statistics Service, the indicator of business confidence in retail trade - the only one of five in the area of positive values - deteriorated from 6.8% to 4.3% in the third quarter.