KYIV, Dec 21 - The fall in the gross domestic product (GDP) of Ukraine in July-September amounted to 3.5% compared to the same period in 2019, the State Statistics Service confirmed its preliminary assessment, published in mid-November.

According to the statistics department, the drop in GDP in the second quarter of 2020 amounted to 11.4%, in the first quarter 1.3%, while in the fourth quarter of 2019 there was an increase of 1.5%, in the third quarter 3.9%, in the second quarter 4.7% and in the first quarter 2.9%.