KYIV, Aug 14 - The growth of Ukraine's gross domestic product (GDP) in April-June 2018 was 3.6% compared to the same period in 2017, while the growth rate in the first quarter was lower, namely 3.1%, the State Statistics Service of Ukraine said on Tuesday.

The country's economic growth in Q2 from Q1 (taking into account the seasonal factor) was 0.9%, it said.

"The economy of Ukraine has been growing for 10 consecutive quarters ... An increase in commodity exports has become one of the factors of growth. In the first half of the year, this indicator grew by 12.7% year-over-year," the State Statistics Service said in a release on the government's website.