KIEV, May 16 – Ukraine's real gross domestic product in the first quarter of 2016 increased by 0.1% compared to the first quarter of 2015, while in the previous year the drop was 17%, the State Statistics Service reported.

According to the report, in relation to the previous quarter Ukraine's GDP in the first quarter of 2016 fell by 0.7%, whereas in the fourth and third quarters of 2015 this figure was positive.