KIEV, June 9 - The Ukrainian public in January to May bought $2.655 billion more in foreign currency than it sold, according to the National Bank of Ukraine.

According to the NBU, over the five months Ukrainians sold $4.724 billion in currency. Along with this, in January to May, the population bought foreign currency worth $7.379 billion.

According to the NBU, the total volume of deals on the cash market in April grew by 1.5%, to $2.421 billion compared to March.