KIEV, Dec. 26 - Ukraine's business circles worsened their inflation expectations in the fourth quarter, according to a poll of enterprise heads by the National Bank of Ukraine.

"The expected inflation for next 12 months was 14% on average [the increase by 0.4 percentage notches compared to the level predicted in the previous quarter]," reads the report.

The poll was conducted in late November: representatives of 1,241 enterprises in all regions of the country, which represent the economy in key economic directions, were polled.