KIEV, April 18 - The volume of construction and maintenance work done in January to March grew by 16% compared to the same period in 2006, to UAH 8.3 billion, the State Statistics Committee has said.

The committee said that growth in construction work was seen in all types of building, in particular, a 16.4% rise in the construction of buildings, a 12.4% rise in the installing of engineering equipment at buildings, and a 16.1% rise in the preparation of plots for construction.