KYIV, Sept 14 - Consumer sentiment in Ukraine has improved after falling at the beginning of the year: the consumer confidence index after a decrease of 3 points in the first quarter grew by 4 points in the second quarter, to 62 (on a scale of 0 to 200), according to a study by The Conference Board, prepared jointly with Nielsen.

"The growing trend encourages, while consumers remain very cautious due to the unstable economic situation in the country," Nielsen's press release quotes Nielsen Managing Director for Ukraine and Belarus Vaios Dimoragas as saying.