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Industrial production in August increases 6.5%
Belgrade,
28 September 2007
According to the Serbian Statistics Office, industrial production in Serbia in August 2007 increased by 6.5% compared to August 2006 and by 2.9% against the 2006 average.
The first seven months of 2007 saw an increase of 5.4% against the same period last year.
By sectors, electric power, gas and water production and distribution sector saw a growth of 8%, the processing industry rose by 7%, whereas the mining and quarrying sector fell by 2.5%.
The production of the following goods recorded a rise: non-durable consumer goods by 11.7%, energy by 6.3%, intermediate products, energy excluded, by 5%, capital goods by 2.3%, whereas a fall of 8.4% was recorded with durable consumer goods.
The volume of industrial production in August 2007 against the same month last year recorded a growth in 16 divisions that in the structure of industrial production participate with 71%, whereas fall was recorded in 13 divisions that in the structure of industrial production participate with 29%.
The largest positive influence on the industrial production growth in August 2007 compared to August 2006 was exerted by sector for producing chemicals and chemical goods, tobacco, electric energy and food, as well as the publishing and printing sector.
The seasonal adjustment of the industrial production index for August 2007, compared to the 2006 average, indicates a 6.3% growth of the overall industrial production and a 7.1% growth in the manufacturing sector.
The seasonally adjusted industrial production index for August 2007, compared to July, indicates a fall of 0.4% in the overall industrial production, whereas manufacturing remained at the same level.
By sectors, electric power, gas and water production and distribution sector saw a growth of 8%, the processing industry rose by 7%, whereas the mining and quarrying sector fell by 2.5%.
The production of the following goods recorded a rise: non-durable consumer goods by 11.7%, energy by 6.3%, intermediate products, energy excluded, by 5%, capital goods by 2.3%, whereas a fall of 8.4% was recorded with durable consumer goods.
The volume of industrial production in August 2007 against the same month last year recorded a growth in 16 divisions that in the structure of industrial production participate with 71%, whereas fall was recorded in 13 divisions that in the structure of industrial production participate with 29%.
The largest positive influence on the industrial production growth in August 2007 compared to August 2006 was exerted by sector for producing chemicals and chemical goods, tobacco, electric energy and food, as well as the publishing and printing sector.
The seasonal adjustment of the industrial production index for August 2007, compared to the 2006 average, indicates a 6.3% growth of the overall industrial production and a 7.1% growth in the manufacturing sector.
The seasonally adjusted industrial production index for August 2007, compared to July, indicates a fall of 0.4% in the overall industrial production, whereas manufacturing remained at the same level.
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