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The average customs cost of gas imported by Ukraine in January 2015 reached $358.70 per 1,000 cubic meters, the Economic Development and Trade Ministry of Ukraine reported on Feb. 18.

The ministry said that the indicators of the average customs cost of imported gas was calculated on the basis of customs declarations (preliminary declaration).

In early February official spokesperson of Russia’s Gazprom Sergei Kupriyanov said that the contract price of gas in the first quarter of 2015 will be $329 per 1,000 cubic meters for Naftogaz Ukrainy. He said that the real price will be another, as the calorie power and other technical factors will be taken into account.