The business confidence index for Ukraine’s construction market rose by 1.9 percentage points (pp) in the second quarter of 2026 compared to the first quarter, reaching “minus” 25.7%, according to the State Statistics Service (SSS).
According to data from a survey of construction companies conducted by the agency, the assessment of the current volume of orders improved by 1.7 pp to “minus” 41.5%. Specifically, 54% of the surveyed companies assessed their current order volume as normal for the season, while 45% deemed it insufficient.
Sixty-eight percent of respondents expect to raise prices for their services by the end of the second quarter of this year. Only 2% of respondents forecast a decrease in the cost of construction work, while 30% do not expect any changes in pricing policy.
According to State Statistics Service data, the companies surveyed have an average of six months’ worth of orders, which corresponds to the pre-war level at the beginning of 2022.
The agency notes that in the second quarter of 2026, construction will be negatively impacted by labor shortages (56.1%), financial constraints (48.2%), weather conditions (23%), insufficient demand (20.8%), and other factors (42.7%).
About 23% of the surveyed companies expect a reduction in the number of employees in April–June, while 57% believe that their numbers will remain unchanged, and 19% forecast an expansion of their workforce.
According to the State Statistics Service, 25% of respondents noted an increase in the volume of construction work completed in the past quarter, while 41% reported a decrease in volumes.
The survey showed that 98% of Ukrainian construction companies find it quite difficult to predict future business developments.
The statistical data is presented excluding territories temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation and parts of territories where hostilities are (were) taking place.
