In the third quarter 2018, the average monthly income in money and in kind, per a household, amounted to 63832 RSD and showed the increase of 3.4% in nominal terms, relative to the same quarter 2017, and increase of 1.6% relative to the second quarter 2018, in nominal terms.

The individual consumption expenditures of the households, in the third quarter 2018, amounted to 64237 RSD and showed the increase of 3.3% in nominal terms, relative to the same quarter 2017, and increase of 0.3% relative to the second quarter 2018, in nominal terms.

In October 2018, 2 237 building permits were issued, presenting the increase of 16.8% in relation with October 2017. Index of anticipated value of works in October 2018 was increased by 2.3% in relation with October 2017.

Producer prices of agricultural and fishing products in October 2018 in relation to September 2018 were decreased by 0.8% on average. Prices in October 2018 were decreased by 12.6% in relation to October 2017.

Prices of goods and services used for personal consumption in November 2018 in relation to October 2018 decreased by 0.3% on average.

At the Intergovernmental Conference of the European Union and Republic of Serbia, held on December 10, 2018, the Negotiating Chapter 18 - Statistics was officially opened.

Negotiations under Chapter 18 include harmonization of legal regulations with the EU acquis in the field of statistics.

Director of the Office for IT and e-Government, Mihailo Jovanovic, Associate professor, PhD, in the presence of Mr. Denis Keefe, British Ambassador to Serbia, and Mr. Stephen Ndegwa, the World Bank Country Manager for Serbia, presented honours for open source champions on December 7^th 2018, in Belgrade.

In total, 10 awards were bestowed, out of which five were acknowledged to civil society organizations and five awards to state administration.