Industrial production continues to lag in Ukraine, recording a 5.3% yoy drop in August. In June, the fall was 5.6% and in July it was 4.2%, according to the State Statistics Service. Through August, industrial production was down 7.4%, compared to the first eight months of 2019. Dragging down the index in August, processing was down 7.7% and production of investment goods was down 27%.