In August 2026, the number of 2 443 building permits was issued, presenting the decrease of 3.9% when compared to August 2025. Out of the total number of permits issued in August 2026, 82.2% related to buildings, and 17.8% to civil engineering constructions. When only buildings are concerned, 84.5% of permits related to residential buildings, and 15.5% to non–residential ones, while regarding civil engineering constructions the largest number related to pipelines, communication and electric power lines (66.5%).

In the Republic of Serbia in 2025, a total of 11 566 book and brochure titles were published, representing a 10,6% decrease compared to the previous year.

The greatest number of published books and brochures related to the area of linguistics, philology and literature – 46.2%, then to the area of social sciences – 25.0%.

83.8% of books and brochures were published in Serbian language, while editions in other languages and multilingual editions encompassed 16.2%.

Producer prices of agricultural and fishing products in August 2026, compared to the same month of 2025 were decreased by 8.7% average.

Prices of goods and services used for personal consumption in September 2026 in relation to August 2026 increased by 0.2% on average. 

The IV CIS International Statistical Forum “New Methods and Technologies in Statistics” was held in Yerevan, Armenia, on 1–2 October 2026, organized by the CIS Statistical Committee in cooperation with the Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia (Armstat).

Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2025 amounted to RSD 10 558 438 million at current prices. When compared to the previous year, GDP increased by 8,1% in nominal terms, and by 2,1% in real terms.

The overall external trade in the Republic of Serbia for January – August 2026 amounted to:

   - USD 61022.8 million - which was an increase of 11.5% compared to the same period last year;

   - EUR 52516.3 million - which was an increase of 6.4% compared to the same period last year.

The industrial production in August 2026 decreased by 0.5% relative to August 2025.