According to preliminary data, in May 2023 the prices of construction and assembly production in comparison with the corresponding month of the previous year increased by 10.9%, and in comparison with April 2023 by 0.9%.

In May 2023, sold production of industry was by 3.2% lower than in May 2022, when an increase was recorded by 14.9% as compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, whereas in comparison with April 2023, it increased by 4.4%. In the period January-May of 2023, sold production of industry was by 1.8% lower than in the corresponding period of 2022, which saw an increase by 14.5% as compared to the corresponding period of 2021.

According to preliminary data, the prices of sold production of industry in May 2023 decreased compared to April 2023 by 1.6% and compared to that recorded in the corresponding month of the previous year increased by 3.1%.

Procurement prices of basic agricultural products decreased in May 2023 in comparison with the previous month (by 3.6%) as well as while compared to the corresponding period of the last year (by 4.6%).

In May 2023, average paid employment in the enterprise sector compared to May 2022 was higher by 0.4% y/y and amounted to 6517.7 thousand full-time equivalents. In comparison to the previous month average paid employment slightly decreased by 0.1%.

According to preliminary data, in 2022, the average paid employment in the national economy was 11.0 million full-time equivalent employees. There were 1.4% more of them compared with the previous year.