KYIV, Nov 6 – The growth of real gross domestic product (GDP) of Ukraine in the third quarter of 2023 compared to the same period last year slowed down not to 4.6%, but to 8.2% from 19.5% in the second quarter, such an updated The National Bank of Ukraine published the assessment in its Inflation Report on its website.

"A significant factor in the better dynamics was the higher yields of the major crops than in the past due to extremely favorable weather conditions. Thus, the yield of early grains not only exceeded the previous year, but also the record year of 2021, while the sown areas of most crops remained almost at the level of the previous year," the NBU said in the report.