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Industrial output down
Belgrade,
31 March 2009
The Serbian Statistics Office stated today that industrial production in Serbia in February this year went down by 19.7% against February 2008 and by 21.9% against the 2008 average.
By sectors, the processing industry fell by 23.7%, ore and stone mining by 10.8% and the production and distribution of electric energy, gas and water by 8.5% in comparison with February 2008.
Compared to February 2008, the production of capital goods decreased by 35.9%, durable consumer goods by 34.5%, intermediate products, energy excluded, by 33.1%, non-durable consumer goods by 13.4% and energy by 8%.
Industrial production in February 2009 against the same month in 2008 decreased in 28 areas making up 99.9% of the total industrial output and increased in 1 area which accounts for 0.1% of the total industrial output.
The poor industrial output was mostly influenced by the production of basic metals, food products, non-metal mineral products, chemicals and chemical products and electricity.
The seasonal adjustment of the industrial production index for February 2009, compared to the 2008 average, indicates a 12.8% fall in overall industrial production and a fall of 15.9% in the processing industry.
The seasonally adjusted industrial production index for February 2009, compared to January 2009, indicates a 0.6% growth in overall industrial production and a 4% growth in the processing industry.
The output of small and medium-sized enterprises (employing less than 50 workers) that are not included in regular statistic surveys is monitored on a sample from the processing industry.
The total industrial production this February against last year’s average monthly output, including SME output figures, fell by 22.1% and output in the processing industry by 28.7%.
Compared to February 2008, the production of capital goods decreased by 35.9%, durable consumer goods by 34.5%, intermediate products, energy excluded, by 33.1%, non-durable consumer goods by 13.4% and energy by 8%.
Industrial production in February 2009 against the same month in 2008 decreased in 28 areas making up 99.9% of the total industrial output and increased in 1 area which accounts for 0.1% of the total industrial output.
The poor industrial output was mostly influenced by the production of basic metals, food products, non-metal mineral products, chemicals and chemical products and electricity.
The seasonal adjustment of the industrial production index for February 2009, compared to the 2008 average, indicates a 12.8% fall in overall industrial production and a fall of 15.9% in the processing industry.
The seasonally adjusted industrial production index for February 2009, compared to January 2009, indicates a 0.6% growth in overall industrial production and a 4% growth in the processing industry.
The output of small and medium-sized enterprises (employing less than 50 workers) that are not included in regular statistic surveys is monitored on a sample from the processing industry.
The total industrial production this February against last year’s average monthly output, including SME output figures, fell by 22.1% and output in the processing industry by 28.7%.
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