OREANDA-NEWS. December 30, 2011. "Results of the year in principle are positive" – the PM described the end of 2011 year chating on his page at social network Facebook on December 29.

"GDP growth is over 5%, and it is one of the highest rates in Europe. Inflation is about 4.5%, exchange rate is also stable. An internal turnover increased. This means that in comparative prices of our people have bought more goods and services", - Mykola Azarov said.

The Prime Minister stressed that in the objective evidence was very important to evaluate: is there the improvement in the social sphere? We know how pensions grew up and salaries. But in order to assess how did increase purchasing power - and this, in the opinion of Mykola Azarov, the most accurate description of the internal market, for this used a number of indicators. For example, in America used indicator: volumes of sales of houses, cars and other goods. We also used such indicators as sales of automobiles, housing market, the volume of sold various goods and services.

"And in this sense I am in one of my speech has spoken on the fact that our people in 2011 bought more cars, mobile phones, televisions, and it very well", - Mykola Azarov said. - I certainly understand that not all are affected by increasing purchasing power, that many families still live very difficult. But for me it was important to assess the trend: is it occurring positive change for the better if they lead to increased purchasing power"

PM noted that by results of 2011 year objective data said that we have positive changes. So, "we are on the right way and next year, we will make more efforts that positive changes affect even more people". Mykola Azarov noted that in order to properly make decisions and go on, evaluation should always be accurate and based on proven data.

"All my speeches are prepared on the basis of official statistics which can neither embellish nor impair numerous indicators of socio-economic situation in the country. These methods and estimates are based on generally accepted European standards, methods of assessment also tested and adapted to European statistics, - said Mykola Azarov. - Do not trust them no such grounds. Because if you do not trust the statistics, the other database, all the rest - pure conversation ...

Unfortunately, some media gave information about the growing purchasing power of citizens, snatching from the context of individual words that distort the overall picture and correctly convey information to readers. Although transcripts of speeches of Premiere not confirm the words of journalists, readers form their vision from publication in the media, rather than primary sources, ie transcript of speeches of the PM.

"I can’t understand what it was done for?" - Mykola Azarov said.