KIEV, Oct. 4 – The Ukrainian population purchased $480.6 million more currency than it sold in September, while in August it purchased by $73.3 million more, in July it sold $5.6 million more than it purchased, in June it purchased $193.2 million more foreign currency than it sold, while in May the public purchased $162.3 million more, and in April - $381.4 million more, the National Bank of Ukraine said in a posting on its official Web site on Wednesday.

According to the NBU, in September 2007, Ukrainians sold $2.516 billion, while purchasing $2.997 billion.