Construction last year grew by 4.4%, to nearly $5 billion

Construction last year grew by 4.4%, to nearly $5 billion, the State Statistics Service reports. Residential construction was down slightly. But the largest segment, infrastructure was up 9%, to $2.6 billion. Overall, the 2018 growth represented a cooling after 2017, when construction shot up by 26%. As usual, Kyiv region led the country, with $1 billion, followed by Odessa region, with $550 million; then Dnipropetrovsk region – nearly $500 million; and Kharkiv region — $455 million. The trend is down, with housing construction down 25% in December y-o-y.