Ukrainian business has predicted the dollar for the next year
Waiting for the hryvnia devaluation and the dollar respectively, will grow in price and will range from 27 to 30 UAH.
Such forecasts was expressed by the representatives of Ukrainian business, a traditional survey which is conducted by the national Bank.
“The continued stability in the foreign exchange market in the third quarter of this year contributed to the weakening of devaluation expectations of the business. The expected average rate of the hryvnia strengthened for the second consecutive quarter – to 28,46 UAH/USD (in the second quarter of 2017 – 28,68 UAH/USD). At the same time, the share of respondents who expect that the hryvnia exchange rate over the next 12 months will not exceed 27,00 UAH/USD rose to 21.1% from 14.8% in the second quarter of 2017”, – stated in the message controller.
At the same time, business expects in the coming year the growth of consumer prices at 10% (previous forecast of 9.9%).
We will remind, earlier the business had hoped that over the next year, the exchange rate will be at the level 26-29 UAH per dollar.
In the state budget for 2017 laid down the dollar to 27.2 UAH. In the draft budget for the 2018 laid a course to 29.3 UAH per dollar.
The government announced such currency forecasts: the exchange rate of the hryvnia (average per year) in 2018 will amount to 29.3 UAH per dollar, in 2019 – 30.5 UAH per dollar in 2020 – 31 UAH per dollar.
Throughout its history, the hryvnia has established a record two-and-a-half years ago – February 26, 2015 in NBU official exchange United States dollar amounted to 30.01 UAH, and the Euro – 34,04 UAH.
The US dollar exchange rate of the NBU
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The Euro exchange rate of the NBU
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