“Holding Steady“ Main economic trends in June 2026, based on the results of the New Rapid Enterprises Survey, #NRES
On July 13, 2026, the Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting (IER) held an online event “Economic Trends from a Business Perspective (June 2026)”. During the event, the results of the 50-th monthly survey of business executives “Ukrainian Business during the war”, which was conducted in May 2026, were presented.
The field stage of the 50-th wave lasted June 22 -30, 2026. The enterprise managers compared the work results in June with May2026, assessed the indicators at the time of the survey (June), and gave forecasts for the next two, three, or six months, depending on the question.
The business activity recovery index improved but remains below zero – IER
Labor shortage hits record high: 71% of enterprises report a lack of workers – IER
In certain issues (where indicated), the work results were compared with the pre-war period (before February 24, 2022).
This survey uses a panel sample that includes 500+ enterprises located in 21 of 27 regions of Ukraine, including Vinnytsya, Volyn, Dnipropetrovsk, Zhytomyr, Zakarpattya, Zaporizhzhia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kyiv, Kirovohrad, Lviv, Odesa, Poltava, Rivne, Sumy, Ternopil, Kharkiv, Khmelnytskyy, Cherkasy, Chernivtsi and Chernihiv regions and the Kyiv city.
The research was conducted by the Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting (IER).
✅ More survey results in the presentation.
✅ Video presentation (ukr): Youtube IER
