Capital investment in January–March of this year rose by 5.1% year-over-year to 130.1 billion hryvnia, according to the State Statistics Service.

Capital investment in January–March of this year rose by 5.1% year-over-year to 130.1 billion hryvnia, according to the State Statistics Service.

More than 41%, or 53.6 billion hryvnias, of the total value of capital investments was allocated to industry. About 13%, or 16.5 billion hryvnias, went to agriculture, forestry, and fisheries. The trade sector received 13.4 billion UAH, accounting for 10.3% of the total volume. Construction received 9.4%, or 12.3 billion UAH, in capital investments during the first quarter.

The vast majority of investments were concentrated in tangible assets — 93.3% of the total volume. In particular, the largest amounts were invested in machinery, equipment, and tools (38.2%), engineering structures (19.2%), non-residential buildings (10.9%), and vehicles (10.5%).

The main source of funding for capital investments remains the own funds of enterprises and organizations — 78.6%.

Kyiv accounted for 40.3%, or 52.5 billion hryvnias, of capital investments in January–March of this year.