In January-December 2005 compared to the analogous period of 2004, industrial production growth in Ukraine was 3.1%. In December 2005, industrial production volumes compared to December 2004 grew by 5.3%. This is reported by the State Statistics Committee. \n \nAccording to State Statistics Committee data, the largest production increase last year was recorded in the following sectors of the national economy: production of wood and wood products – 19.5%, production of rubber and plastic products – 17.6%, food industry and processing of agricultural products – 13.7%, pulp and paper, printing industry; publishing – 12.7%. \n \nAt the same time, in some branches of heavy industry a decline in production was recorded. In particular, production of coke and petroleum refining products in 2005 compared to 2004 decreased by 13.4%, production of metal and its processing – by 1.5%, production of electrical and electronic equipment – by 9.2%. \n