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Industrial output down
Belgrade,
30 June 2009
The Serbian Statistics Office stated today that industrial production in Serbia in May this year went down by 19.5% against May 2008 and by 18% against the 2008 average.
By sectors, the processing industry fell by 23.3%, ore and stone mining by 8.8% and the production and distribution of electric energy, gas and water by 3.6% in comparison with May 2008.
Compared to May 2008, the production of capital goods decreased by 18.9%, durable consumer goods by 42.7%, intermediate products, energy excluded, by 37.2% and non-durable consumer goods by 9.3% and the production of energy went by 3.5%.
Industrial production in May 2009 against the same month in 2008 decreased in 22 areas making up 91% of the total industrial output and increased in 7 area which accounts for 9% of the total industrial output.
The poor industrial output was mostly influenced by the production of basic metals, food products, chemicals and chemical products, furniture and electrical devices.
The seasonal adjustment of the industrial production index for May 2009, compared to the 2008 average, indicates a 16.4% fall in overall industrial production and a fall of 19.5% in the processing industry.
The seasonally adjusted industrial production index for May 2009, compared to April 2009, indicates a 2.1% growth in overall industrial production and a 0.5% fall 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 by a sample from the processing industry.
The total industrial production this May against last year’s average monthly output, including SME output figures, fell by 18.3% and output in the processing industry by 18.4%.
Compared to May 2008, the production of capital goods decreased by 18.9%, durable consumer goods by 42.7%, intermediate products, energy excluded, by 37.2% and non-durable consumer goods by 9.3% and the production of energy went by 3.5%.
Industrial production in May 2009 against the same month in 2008 decreased in 22 areas making up 91% of the total industrial output and increased in 7 area which accounts for 9% of the total industrial output.
The poor industrial output was mostly influenced by the production of basic metals, food products, chemicals and chemical products, furniture and electrical devices.
The seasonal adjustment of the industrial production index for May 2009, compared to the 2008 average, indicates a 16.4% fall in overall industrial production and a fall of 19.5% in the processing industry.
The seasonally adjusted industrial production index for May 2009, compared to April 2009, indicates a 2.1% growth in overall industrial production and a 0.5% fall 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 by a sample from the processing industry.
The total industrial production this May against last year’s average monthly output, including SME output figures, fell by 18.3% and output in the processing industry by 18.4%.
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