Analysis of Tendencies of Development of Trade in Ukraine

Abstract

The article analyses economic state of trade in Ukraine in general and in Donetsk oblast in particular. It justifies significance of modern trade in carrying out economic activity and in creating the gross and regional product. The article analyses the following structural indicators of trade for 2010 – 2012: a number of economic subjects, number of employed workers, volume of sold products (goods, services), average monthly wages of workers, and arrears of wages at the end of the year. It shows the place of trade in economy of the state and region in the context of large, medium, small and micro-enterprises and physical persons entrepreneurs. It studies dynamics of financial results before taxation of enterprises, including the trade ones, of Ukraine and Donetsk oblast with distribution into large, medium, small and micro-enterprises. It marks out main reasons that influence this situation. It shows tendencies of development of trade, which exist under modern conditions.

Keywords

• trade
• internal trade
• tendencies of trade development