The total volume of Ukraine's state debt increased from 15.283 billion dollars on September 30 to 15.963 billion dollars as of October 31, 2004, UNIAN reported. \n \nAccording to the Ministry of Finance, as of October 31, the state external debt amounts to 63 billion 404 million 902.33 thousand hryvnias (11.949 billion dollars) or 74.9% of the total state debt. The internal state debt amounts to 21 billion 301 million 813.48 thousand hryvnias (4.014 billion dollars), which constitutes 25.1% of the total state debt. \n \nThe Ministry of Finance reported that the internal state debt decreased from 21.458 billion hryvnias (4.043 billion dollars) on September 30 to 21.301 billion hryvnias (4.014 billion dollars) on October 31. \n \nThe Ministry of Finance reported that the total debt amount increased due to the growth of the state guarantees indicator – to 3.160 billion dollars from 2.489 billion at the end of September.