The industrial production in the Republic of Serbia in 2018 increased by 1.3% relative to 2017. Comparing 2018 with 2017, manufacturing recorded increase of 1.9%, electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply – increase of 1.2% and mining and quarrying, decrease of 4.8%. Industrial production in the Republic of Serbia in December 2018 decreased by 6.3% compared to December 2017.

Observed by sections,

in December 2018 compared with December 2017, the following trends were noted:

• the section of manufacturing – fall of 5.8%,
• the section of electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply– fall of 7.4%, and
• the section of mining and quarrying – fall of 8.2%,

The data on industrial production by MIGS in December 2018, compared to December 2017, expressed fall in the production of:

• energy, by 3.8%,
• non - durable consumer goods, by 5.4%,
• capital goods, by 8.3%,
• intermediate products, energy excluded, by 8.9%, and
• durable consumer goods, by 11.3%.

Industrial production volume in December 2018, compared to December 2017, expressed the following trends:

• fall in 21 divisions that in the structure of industrial production participate with 78%,
• growth in 8 divisions that in the structure of industrial production participate with 22%.

The largest influence on industrial production fall in December 2018 compared to December 2017 had the divisions of: manufacture of food products, generation of electricity, manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers, manufacture of metal products, except machinery and equipment and manufacture of chemicals and chemical products.    

The seasonally adjusted industrial production index for December 2018, compared to 2017 average, indicates 4.4% fall of the overall industrial production and 3.4% fall of manufacturing.

The seasonal adjustment of the industrial production index for December 2018, compared to November 2018, indicates 4.4% fall of the overall industrial production and 4.7% fall of manufacturing.

The production of small-size enterprises (the number of employees less than 50) that were not included in regular statistical surveys is followed on a sample of the selected units of the section of manufacturing. When the assessment of the industrial production of small-size enterprises of the sample is included, the overall industrial production in December 2018 compared to 2017 average decreased by 1.6% and manufacturing decreased by 3.4%.

The data on the industrial production in 2018 will be published on the last working day in a month and will refer to the previous month.

Starting from 1999 the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia has not at disposal and may not provide available certain data relative to AP Kosovo and Metohia and therefore these data are not included in the coverage for the Republic of Serbia (total).