The volume of construction work performed in Ukraine in January-April 2021 decreased 5.3% compared to the same period in 2020.
According to the State Statistics Service, in January-April 2021, the volume of construction work completed amounted to UAH 39.8 billion.
According to the statistics authority, in April 2021 the seasonally adjusted index of construction products amounted to 111.3% compared to the previous month, adjusted for the effect of calendar days compared to April 2020 it was 110.2%.
The State Statistics Service reported that in April 2021 compared to April 2020, an increase in the volume of construction work was observed in all segments of construction: in residential construction by 40.1%, nonresidential – by 4.5%, and engineering – by 2.5%.
The share of new construction of the total volume of completed construction work was 42.7%, the share of repair was 29.1%, and reconstruction and technical re-equipment was 28.2%.
An increase in the volume of construction work in January-April 2021 compared to January-April 2020 was recorded in Khmelnytsky (by 30.1%, to UAH 1 billion), Ternopil (by 32%, to UAH 766.1 million), Rivne ( by 25.9%, to UAH 754.5 million), Volyn (by 11.4%, to UAH 489 million), Kharkiv (by 9.4%, to UAH 4.5 billion), Donetsk (by 8.1%, to UAH 1.4 billion), Kyiv (by 5.2%, to UAH 2.6 billion) and Odesa (by 0.1%, to UAH 3 billion) regions.
In other regions, there was a decrease in construction volumes. The most significant drop was seen in Chernivtsi (by 50%), Kherson (by 32.9%) and Vinnytsia (by 30.3%) regions.
The statistics are given without taking into account the temporarily occupied Crimea and the temporarily occupied areas in Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
As reported, the volume of construction work performed in Ukraine in 2020 increased 4% compared to 2019.
