We are to inform our users and professional public that starting from the new issue of the publication Trends, which will be available from September 20^th 2018, the publication will be supplemented with the new segment – professional papers of young researchers. The goal is to publish one paper in each issue, thus presenting and analysing current statistical topics to general public. 

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

Producer prices of agricultural and fishing products in September 2018 in relation to August 2018 were decreased by 0.5% on average. Prices in September 2018 were decreased by 12.4% in relation to September 2017.

According to the data collected in the third quarter of 2018, value of construction works done on the territory of the Republic of Serbia increased by 12.0% at current prices, while at constant prices, the increase amounted to 7.0% relative to the third quarter of 2017.

The industrial production in the Republic of Serbia in September 2018 increased by 3.5% relative to 2017 average and in the period January - September 2018, when compared to the same period 2017, it increased by 2.3%. Manufacturing recorded the increase of 7.9% in September 2018 relative to 2017 average and in the period January – September 2018, compared to the same period 2017, the increase of 2.7% was recorded. Industrial production in the Republic of Serbia, in September 2018 decreased by 1.2% relative to September 2017.

During the third quarter of 2018, registered number of the employed reached the level of 2 146 842 persons. Relative to the same quarter of the previous year, total registered employment increased by 3.3%, i.e. by 69 268 persons.