KIEV, Sept. 19 - The growth in Ukraine's real gross domestic product exceeded 5% in January-August 2011 compared to January-August 2010, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Development and Trade Andriy Kliuyev said.

"We believe that it's still not very good, because GDP fell by 15% during the crisis. I hope that Ukraine will reach the pre-crisis level by the end of the year," he said at the 8th Yalta Annual Meeting entitled "Ukraine and the World: Common Challenges, Common Future" in Yalta.