Prices of goods and services used for personal consumption in August 2026 in relation to July 2026 increased by 0.5% on average. 

Producer prices of agricultural and fishing products in July 2026, compared to the same month of 2025 were decreased by 12.2% average.

The total number of passenger road motor vehicles that entered the Republic of Serbia in the second quarter 2026 decreased by 2.6%, compared to the same period of the previous year. The number of vehicles registered in our country decreased by 5.0%, while the number of vehicles registered abroad decreased by 0.7%.

The exit of passenger road motor vehicles from the Republic of Serbia decreased by 7.9% compared to the same period 2025. The exit of vehicles registered in the country decreased by 11.1%, while in the same period, the exit of vehicles with foreign registration plates decreased by 5.4%.

In the second quarter of 2026, 50 054 passenger vehicles, 5 923 lorries (trucks) and 201 buses were registered for the first time. In the same period, a total of 3 679 traffic accidents with casualties were recorded, in which 4 967 people were injured, while 105 people were killed.

In terms of age structure, a remarkably high share of newly registered vehicles is made up of vehicles older than two years. Among passenger cars, 74.8% of first-time registered vehicles are older than two years. A similar trend is observed for lorries (trucks) (71.0%), as well as for special purpose motor vehicles (62.3%).

Branko Josipović, Acting Director of the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, and Christina de Bruin, Director of the UNICEF Office in Serbia, signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia on September 10^th 2026, thus establishing the framework for improving mutual cooperation.

According to the preliminary data, operating income in non-financial business economy in the Republic of Serbia in the second quarter of 2026 increased by 9.7 % relative to the same period of the previous year, while compared to the first quarter of 2026, the increase of 11% was noted. In the Information and Communication Sector, operating income were increased by 8.3% relative to the same period of the previous year, while compared to the first quarter of 2026, the increase of 9.9% was noted.

Operating costs in non-financial business economy in the second quarter of 2026 increased by 7.8% relative to the same period of the previous year, while compared to the first quarter of 2026, the increase of 10.1 % was noted. In the Information and Communication Sector, operating costs were increased by 8.0% relative to the same period of the previous year, while compared to the first quarter of 2026, the increase of 5.7% was noted.

Total value of sale and purchase of agricultural, forestry and fishing products in the Republic of Serbia in the second quarter 2026, relative to the same period 2025, decreased by 0.2% at current prices.

Wholesale and retail trade turnover of motor vehicles and motorcycles in the Republic of Serbia in the second quarter of 2026, compared with the same quarter of previous year, increased by 10.2% at current prices.

When comparing with the same period last year, the wholesale turnover excluding motor vehicles and motorcycles trade in the second quarter 2026 in the Republic of Serbia increased by 12.6% at current prices.

Retail trade turnover excluding motor vehicles and motorcycles trade in the Republic of Sebia increased by 8.5% at current prices in the second quarter of 2026 compared to the same quarter of 2025. In the first six months of 2026, when compared with the same period last year, the retail trade turnover increased by 8.9% at current prices and by 7.1% at constant prices.