Construction starts doubled during the first quarter

Construction starts doubled during the first quarter, compared to the same January-March period last year, reports the State Statistics Service. Nationwide, construction starts hit 2.7 million square meters, overwhelmingly residential apartment buildings. Growth champions are these cities: Kyiv up 3.3-fold to 1.1 million square meters; Lviv up 3.2-fold to 378,000 square meters; Odesa up 1.7-fold to 376,400 square meters; and Kharkiv up 1.6-fold to 231.300 square meters.