Original sentence: According to the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine, the average salary in the Lviv Oblast is a little smaller than the average Ukrainian salary, which as of September 2006 was about 1004.1 UAH or roughly 200 USD.Banking and money trading make up an important part of the economy, with many banks and exchange offices scattered throughout the city.There is an interesting mixture of the past and modern times in Lviv; one may see peasants from the countryside selling their wares outside, near to a cell phone shop situated in a medieval building
Edited sentence: According to the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine, the average salary in the Lviv Oblast is a bit smaller than the average Ukrainian salary, which as of September 2006 was about 1004.1 UAH or roughly 200 USD.Banking and money trading is a big industry as well with many banks and exchange offices scattered throughout the city, and this attests to the success the people of Lviv have made in the difficult transition from the soviet era economy to a market-oriented economy.There is an interesting mixture of the past and modern times in Lviv, with peasants from the countryside selling their wares sitting outside, next to a cell phone shop in a medieval building with the latest Nokia phones on display, for instance