Review article

The article discusses the priorities of economic growth directions and economic sectors with growth potential. The general role of construction and contribution of various types of construction activities in the development of the Russian economy are determined. The construction sector condition and potential are analyzed, and the possibility of contribution to economic growth is estimated. There has been made an analysis of the role of construction in the system of national projects. An assessment of the current condition and prospects of investing in fixed assets is presented. A complex of factors limiting investment-construction activities and the ways of realizing the structural role of construction are considered.