8.6 mln. sq.m. - a 2006 result for residential construction in Ukraine

This said Volodymyr Rybak, Deputy Prime Minister/ Minister of Construction, Architecture and Utility. «10.3% up on the year before,» he added.

Total work performed by construction companies worth UAH 38 bln., Rybak said And this is a growth for 9.8% comparing with 2005. Total budget income from construction activity is UAH 4.3 bln., 30% more than in 2005.

The Ministry of Construction, Architecture and Housing and Utility Economy forecasts a 17.6% increase in residential construction up to 9.4 mln. sq.m.

For comparing -8 mln. sq.m. have been built in Ukraine within 2005.