In January, real gross product grew by 6.5% compared to January of last year and amounts to 24,278 million hryvnias. These data were made public by the State Statistics Committee, reports "Ukrainian News". \n \nThe 2005 state budget envisages GDP growth at the level of 6.5%, and it is expected that by the end of 2005 it will nominally amount to 409.5 billion hryvnias. \n \nIn addition, President Viktor Yushchenko stated that GDP growth in 2005 may remain at the level of 2004. In 2004, GDP grew by 12%, in 2003 – by 9.4%.