Serbian Industrial and Trade Sector Under Pressure

BusinessEconomy ♦ Published: December 29, 2012; 16:46 ♦ (Vindobona)

Retail trade is shrinking drastically, the manufacturing sector stagnates. GDP fell by 2.5% compared to autumn 2011.

Serbian Industrial and Trade Sector Under Pressure / Picture: © Vindobona.org

According to Statistical Office data, GDP is estimated to have declined in 2012 by 1.9%. Euro-denominated exports and imports of goods are up by estimated 7.4% and 6.2%, respectively.

A real y-o-y decline in GDP at last year’s prices was revised from 2.5% to 2.3% and from 0.8% to 0.6% in Q1 and Q2, respectively, and from 2.2% to 2.5% in Q3.

In November 2012, industrial…