Consumer prices for socially important food products were mainly increasing in August
UN released a new list of dangerous agrochemicals
The meeting was attended by chemical experts from all regions of the United Nations. The purpose of the meeting is to protect human health and the environment, as well as help governments make informed decisions on trade in pesticides and industrial chemicals, fao.org reported.
The Committee presented a list of 4 hazardous chemicals for human life and health:
ASF spread to Western Europe
Share of Ukrainians' food expenditures reached a historic minimum
According to him, the share of food expenditures was 64.2% of total expenditures in 1999. Over the next 14 years, it has been constantly decreasing, but at the same time, it exceeded half of the household budget. In 2013 the share of food expenditures was 50.1%. In 2014 and 2015 it slightly increased to 51.9% and 53.1%, respectively. In 2016 for the first time since 199, it accounted for less than half of the costs (49.8%). In 2017 it reached a historic minimum of 47.9%.
Government revealed the AIC indicators for the first half of 2018
So, according to the explanatory note, the domestic economy functions under the influence of a number of external and internal factors in 2018. This year the domestic economy is positively influenced by favorable price conditions on the key world commodity markets of domestic exports (in particular, ferrous metals, wheat and maize market), expansion of trade cooperation with EU countries and growth of economies of Ukraine's main trade partners.