Freight volume in January–May 2026 increased by 4.1% compared to the same period in 2025, reaching 133.8 million metric tons, while passenger traffic decreased by 5.6% to 849.3 million passengers, according to a report by the State Statistics Service.
According to its data, 61.3 million metric tons of freight were transported by rail during the first five months of 2026, which is 3.3% less than during the same period last year, while freight turnover fell by 13.8% to 36.1 billion ton-kilometers.
Road freight transport in January–May of this year increased by 22.1% to 59.6 million metric tons, while freight turnover rose by 10.9% to 17.8 billion metric ton-kilometers.
The largest number of passengers in January–May 2026 was carried by road transport—398.4 million, which is 3.7% more than during the same period in 2025.
A 3.2% increase was also recorded for the metro—138.9 million.
At the same time, the number of passengers carried by rail decreased by 15.1% compared to the same period last year—to 21.6 million; by trams—by 23.1%—to 98.5 million; and by trolleybuses—by 15.6%—to 191.6 million.
As previously reported, the volume of freight transported in January–April 2026 increased by 5% compared to the same period in 2025, reaching 104.4 million metric tons, while passenger traffic decreased by 7% to 658.8 million people.
FREIGHT, PASSENGER, State Statistics Service, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORTATION
Ukraine’s retail trade turnover in January–May 2026 increased by 9.2% compared to the same period in 2025, according to the State Statistics Service (SSS).
According to its data, in nominal terms, retail trade turnover for the first five months of this year amounted to 1.19 trillion UAH.
Retail trade turnover in May increased by 5.2% compared to April of this year, and by 10.9% year-over-year compared to May 2025.
Derzhstat notes that the turnover of retail trade enterprises (legal entities) in January–May 2026 increased by 9.3% compared to January–May 2025 and amounted to 0.83 trillion hryvnias.
At the same time, retail trade turnover for retail enterprises rose by 5.2% in May compared to April of this year.
According to the statistics agency, retail trade turnover in Ukraine grew by 7.5% in 2025.
The State Statistics Service notes that the data does not include territories temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation or parts of the country where hostilities are (or were) taking place.
ENTERPRISE, RETAIL TRADE, State Statistics Service, TURNOVER, UKRAINE
The volume of capital investments in Ukraine in the first quarter of 2026 rose by 5.1% compared to the first quarter of 2025, reaching 130.1 billion UAH, according to the State Statistics Service.
The agency specifies that 41.2% of the total value of capital investments was accounted for by industry (or 53.6 billion UAH), and 12.7% (or 16.5 billion UAH) by agriculture, forestry, and fisheries.
The vast majority of investments were concentrated in tangible assets—93.3% of the total volume. In particular, the largest amounts were invested in machinery, equipment, and tools (38.2%), engineering structures (19.2%), non-residential buildings (10.9%), and vehicles (10.5%).
According to the State Statistics Service, the main source of funding for capital investments in January–March of this year remains the own funds of enterprises and organizations—78.6%.
As previously reported, capital investments in Ukraine in 2025 increased by 20.3% compared to 2024, reaching 893.6 billion UAH.
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, ECONOMY, ENTERPRISES, INDUSTRY, State Statistics Service
Prices for construction and installation work (CIW) in Ukraine rose by 19.9% in April 2026 compared to April 2025, according to the State Statistics Service (SSS).
According to the statistics agency, prices rose in all segments of construction from April 2025 to April 2026: in residential construction by 16.7% (up 2.1% from the previous month), in non-residential construction by 20.8% (2.9%), and in civil engineering by 20.5% (3.5%).
From January to April of this year compared to the same period last year, construction material prices rose by 12.4%, specifically in the residential sector by 11.1%, in the non-residential sector by 13%, and in civil engineering by 12.4%.
As reported, in 2025, construction material prices rose by 5.8% compared to the previous year, in 2024 by 7.9%, and in 2023 by 15.8%.
CONSTRUCTION, CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, PRICES, State Statistics Service, UKRAINE
Agricultural production in Ukraine increased by 1.7% in January–April 2026 compared to the same period last year, while growth for the first three months stood at 1.2%, according to the State Statistics Service (SSS).
According to the published data, the positive trend was driven exclusively by the livestock sector, as crop production data is not traditionally compiled until June.
The main driver of growth was agricultural enterprises, which increased production volumes by 10.5%. The best performance in this sector over the four-month period was demonstrated by Chernivtsi (+32.2%), Donetsk (30.8%), Zakarpattia (30.0%), and Lviv (29.4%) regions, while a decline in performance was recorded in four regions: Kherson (by 35.4%), Sumy (by 7.6%), Vinnytsia (by 3.6%), and Mykolaiv (by 3%).
In private households, the decline in production remained at the first-quarter level—15.7%. The largest declines in the private sector were observed in Donetsk (67%), Zakarpattia (48.4%), and Ternopil (35.9%) regions.
A slight increase in private households was recorded in only two regions—Kyiv (1.0%) and Odesa (0.1%).
As reported, by the end of 2025, agricultural production in Ukraine had decreased by 6.8% compared to 2024. In January 2026, growth of 3.2% was recorded, but for the period January–February, it slowed to 1.7%.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURE, livestock farming, State Statistics Service
Ukraine’s real gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 0.5% in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the first quarter of 2025, following a 3.0% increase in the fourth quarter of last year, 2.1% in the third quarter, 0.7% in the second, and 0.8% in the first, the State Statistics Service reported on Tuesday.
According to its data, compared to the previous quarter, taking into account seasonal factors, real GDP decreased by 0.7%, while a quarter earlier this figure was positive at 0.7%.
As reported, the National Bank lowered its forecast for real GDP growth in 2026 to 1.3% from 1.8% in its January Inflation Report due to the still-dire state of the energy system and the accumulation of negative economic effects from the war in the Middle East. The NBU estimated GDP growth in the first quarter at 0.2%
At the same time, the Ministry of Economy estimated a 0.2% decline in GDP for January-February of this year.
As reported, according to the State Statistics Service, Ukraine’s GDP growth slowed to 1.8% in 2025 from 2.9% in 2024 and 5.5% in 2023, following a 28.8% decline in 2022—the first year of full-scale aggression.
