THE ROLE AND PLACE OF THE EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRY IN THE ECONOMY OF UKRAINE
The article analyzes a number of scientific literature on the problems of the functioning and development of the mining industry of Ukraine. However, the analysis showed that the research did not focus on the importance of the extractive industry in the economy of Ukraine. In the course of the research it was established that Ukraine is definitely one of the most powerful mineral resource countries in the world, this situation is explained by the complex geological structure of Ukraine. It is established that for generalization of information data the classification of kinds of economic activity in its consecutive logical heredity is offered for application, thus for the basic level to choose section coding. The article considers the role and place of the extractive industry in the economy of Ukraine. A number of statistical indicators of general economic importance were studied, namely: the volume of produced and intermediate consumption of extractive industries (showed that the leader in intermediate consumption is the processing industry, but it showed a decline in demand for extractive industries); foreign trade balance in the context of the extractive industry (indicates a gradual leveling of Ukraine's foreign trade balance in the extractive industry, both by maintaining a relatively stable indicator of exports of its products and reducing imports); the share of the extractive industry in the total volume of goods and services (demonstrates a steady increase in intermediate consumption of extractive industries in customer prices), the availability and condition of fixed assets (demonstrates a fragmentary increase in the initial cost of fixed assets within the domestic economy) within the industry of Ukraine and in fact stable – within the extractive industry) and the volume of capital investment in this industry (the dynamics should be considered positive, as the level of investment in the studied industry exceeds the level of total investment by 1.3 times and 1.03 times the level of industrial investment Of Ukraine). Based on the analysis, the relevant conclusions were made on the state and activities of the extractive industry, which, in general, should be considered better than the country as a whole, and in some respects – and the country's industry. This, as well as the functional purpose of this industry, allows us to emphasize that the extractive industry is an integral part of the overall economic complex of the country, which ensures its smooth and successful operation.