The State Statistics Service of Ukraine (SSS) is currently working on developing a new, more user-friendly website, which it plans to launch in autumn this year, according to SSS head Arsen Makarchuk.
“It is not only the product that is important, but also its packaging, presentation… We need to become closer and better in presenting our product. It (the website) should become a place where statistics answer questions, allow you to see the country through data, and not just be uploaded in Excel format,” he said in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine.
Makarchuk noted that, in accordance with legislation and established practice, the term “user” is used in official documents at the State Statistics Service, but for him it is essential to consider those for whom the statistical agency works not as users, but as customers.
“What is a client? Essentially, it is an economic agent who makes an informed choice in favor of using your products or refusing to use them if the product is not satisfactory. To satisfy our client, we need to provide them with what they need,” emphasized Makarchuk, who headed the State Statistics Service in early March, having previously worked at the National Bank for many years.
According to him, if the State Statistics Service cannot satisfy the customer’s need for data, the customer will satisfy it elsewhere, even if the data quality is worse, while the state statistics agency will be left “out in the cold.”
As an example, the new head cited the consumer price index assessment, which he would like to speed up because some clients may use web scraping, an automated process of collecting large amounts of data on the Internet, instead of official statistics.
Another example Makarchuk cited was the population estimate, which the State Statistics Service has not published since 2022 for objective reasons, and therefore many clients — from central executive authorities to international organizations — rely on their own estimates, such as the Institute of Demography, which estimates the population at 28 to 34 million.
“The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund conduct their own estimates. We do not know what methodologies they use. These are largely assumptions rather than accurate estimates, but in the absence of our product, they use others. The threat is that at some point we will have no customers left. If we don’t offer a good product that meets their requirements, they will find other sources,” Makarchuk concluded.
The volume of completed construction works in Ukraine in 2023 increased by 41.5% compared to 2022 – up to 162.7 billion UAH, according to the data of the State Statistics Service (Gosstat).
According to the statistics department, the volume of construction work in residential construction by the end of 2023 increased by 11.1% compared to the previous year, to 22.3 billion UAH; in non-residential – increased by 38.1%, to 41.5 billion UAH; in engineering – by 52.6%, to 98.8 billion UAH.
In December-2023, the volume of construction work exceeded the figure of December-2022 by 35.1%, and the previous month – by 85.8%, notes the State Statistics Service.
As reported by the State Statistics Office, in January-December 2023 to the same period of 2022, the reduction in construction was observed in the segment of housing – by 4.6%. At the same time, non-residential and engineering construction recorded an increase in volumes – by 20% and 32.9%, respectively.
According to the seasonally adjusted data of the department, the indices of construction products in December-2023 in residential construction amounted to 49.4%, in non-residential – 88.3%, in engineering – 112.7%, and taking into account the effect of calendar days, the indicators are 71.5%, 188% and 273% respectively.
The share of new construction to the total volume of completed construction works amounted to 36.3%, repair – 42.9%, reconstruction and technical re-equipment – 20.8%.
The State Statistics Service notes that the publication of data was postponed due to martial law. Statdata are given without taking into account the temporarily occupied territories and part of the territories where hostilities are (were) conducted.
As reported, the volume of completed construction works in Ukraine in 2022 decreased by 2.2 times compared to 2021 – to 113.8 billion UAH.
Prices for construction and assembly work in Ukraine increased by 17.5% in 2021 compared to 2020, the State Statistics Service reported. According to the Statistics Service, during the year, prices increased in all segments of construction: in residential construction, a growth was 12.4%, in non-residential construction – 15.9%, and in engineering – 21.9%.
In December 2021 versus December 2020, the cost of construction work in residential construction increased by 19.7%, in non-residential construction – by 21.4%, and in engineering – by 20.3%.
In addition, the State Statistics Service reported that in December 2021 compared to November 2021, the cost of construction of residential buildings increased by 1.7%, non-residential – by 1.2%, while the cost of construction of engineering structures decreased by 0.8%.
According to it, in 2020, prices for construction work in Ukraine increased by 3.7% compared to the previous year, while in 2019 – by 6%.
The figures are given without taking into account the annexed territory of Crimea and Sevastopol, as well as parts of the occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, the State Statistics Service notes.
The growth of consumer prices in Ukraine in annual terms in August 2021 remained at the level of 10.2%, the State Statistics Service reported.
According to its data, after inflation of 0.1% in July, deflation of 0.2% was recorded in August this year, which corresponds to the dynamics of prices in August last year.
Underlying inflation in August was zero after deflation of 0.1% a month earlier. In August last year, an underlying inflation of 0.1% was recorded, respectively, in annual terms, it decreased to 7.2%.
In the consumer market in August, prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages decreased by 0.7%. Vegetables and fruits fell in price the most – by 18.3% and 5%, respectively. Prices for sunflower oil, pasta, rice and cheese fell by 1.0-0.2%. At the same time, prices for eggs increased by 18%, prices for sugar, meat and meat products, milk, sour cream, bread, butter, fermented milk products, fish and fish products rose by 3.6-0.3%.
Prices for alcoholic beverages and tobacco products increased by 0.4%, which is associated with a rise in prices for tobacco products by 1.0%.
Prices for clothes and footwear fell by 3%, in particular for footwear – by 3.7%, clothing – by 2.5%.
The rise in tariffs for housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels by 0.6% was mainly due to an increase in prices for maintenance and repair of housing by 2.3%, natural gas – by 2.1%, sewage – by 0.9%, water supply – by 0.7%.
Transport prices increased by 0.8%, primarily due to the rise in the cost of transport services by 1.9%, fuel and oils – by 1.6%.
As reported, in June consumer prices in Ukraine increased by 0.2%, in May – by 1.3%.
In general, for the first eight months of this year, inflation in Ukraine amounted to 6.2%, underlying inflation – 4.2%.
The National Bank of Ukraine in July downgraded the inflation forecast for 2021 from 8% (in the April forecast) to 9.6%. According to it, by the end of the third quarter, inflation will peak this year at 11.2%, after which it will begin to decline.
Ukraine’s real gross domestic product (GDP) in the second quarter of 2021 grew by 5.4% compared to the second quarter of 2020, while falling by 2.2% in the first quarter of this year, the State Statistics Service published a preliminary estimate in Monday.
According to the authority, in comparison with the previous quarter (taking into account the seasonal factor), the GDP decreased 0.8%.
The volume of construction work performed in Ukraine in January-March 2021 decreased by 12.8% compared to the same period in 2020.
According to the State Statistics Service, in January-March, the volume of construction work performed amounted to UAH 26.3 billion.
In March 2021 the seasonally adjusted index of construction products amounted to 99.7% compared to the previous month, the one adjusted for the effect of calendar days compared to March 2020 was 90.4%.
The service reported that in March 2021 from March 2020, an increase in the volume of construction work was observed in the segment of residential construction – by 8.6%, engineering structures – by 9.7%. At the same time, in non-residential construction, the decline in the volume of construction work amounted to 4.2%.
The share of new construction in the total volume of completed construction work amounted to 44.5%, repairs – 27.9%, reconstruction and technical re-equipment – 27.6%.
An increase in the volume of construction work in January-March 2021 compared to January-March 2020 was recorded in Khmelnytsky (by 40.8%), Rivne (by 29.2%), Ternopil (by 9.2%) and Kharkiv (by 4.7%) regions.
In other regions, there was a decrease in construction volumes. The most significant drop was shown by Chernivtsi (by 59.4%) and Vinnytsia (by 56%) regions.
The statistics are given without taking into account the temporarily occupied Crimea and the temporarily occupied territories in Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
As reported, the volume of construction work performed in Ukraine in 2020 increased by 4% compared to 2019.
