Consumer Market The overall volume of sales of consumer goods in January-April 1998 reached UAH 5,624.6 mln. This is up 1.4% in actual prices and down 3.0% in relative prices.

Construction In January-April 1998, contractor construction and assembling facilities of all forms of ownership implemented contracted works worth UAH 1,391.1 mln. This is up 4.7% compared with the last year's level. The volume of contractor works implemented by contractor repair facilities in the first quarter 1998 increased compared to the first quarter 1997 by 11.1%. In January-April, there was constructed 165.9 thousand square meters of floor of dwelling premises, which is up 2.6 compared to the respective period of the previous year.