Строительство - одна из старейших отраслей народного хозяйства. Значение и роль строительной отрасли определяются ее участием в расширенном воспроизводстве основных фондов всех отраслей народного хозяйства страны, совершенствовании отраслевой структуры и размещения предприятий, привлечении в производство заново открытых природных ресурсов, комплексному развитию экономики страны, экономических районов, реализации программ в области градостроительства, застройки сел , создании базы для материального и культурного уровня жизни народа. Уровень развития строительства говорит об экономическом развитии страны и уровень жизни ее населения, ведь он влияет на формирование пропорций и темпов развития отраслей народного хозяйства, размещения производительных сил и развитие регионов.
Construction is one of the oldest branches of the national economy. The importance and role of the construction industry is determined by its participation in the expanded reproduction of fixed assets of all branches of the country's national economy, the improvement of the industry structure and location of enterprises, the involvement in the production of newly discovered natural resources, the comprehensive development of the country's economy, economic districts, the implementation of programs in the field of urban planning, development of villages , creating a base for the material and cultural level of the people's life. The level of construction refers to the economic development of the country and the standard of living of its population, because it affects the formation of proportions and rates of development of branches of the national economy, the placement of productive forces and the development of regions.
In large cities, construction is conducted by the main construction authorities, corporations or holding companies that are established under city councils (city administrations), which manage construction through territorial general construction and special construction trusts and authorities. In fig. 1 presents a simplified scheme of the State Municipal Construction Corporation "Kievgorstroy", which gives an idea of the subordination of various construction organizations. All trusts of this company are joint-stock associations.
The place that the construction industry occupies in the national economic complex emphasizes its special importance. It is construction that ensures the further social and economic development of Ukraine, which is now of great importance in the world economy. Ukraine has all the objective prerequisites to become one of the developed construction states of the world. After all, today the share of construction enterprises is 6.6% of the total number of enterprises in the country, that is about 73,093 registered companies. It ranks third in gross public product and occupies about 17% of all workers in material production. In the construction process, 25% of all industrial production used in the field of material production, about 20% of rolled ferrous metals, more than 30% of wood and products of the glass industry are used annually. Construction materials make up a fifth of freight transportation by rail.