The Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, in cooperation with the Institute for Public Health of Serbia and the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Serbia, with the financial support of the EU, will conduct, from 6 October to 30 December 2019, the Survey of Health of the Population of Serbia 2019.

The Serbian Population Health Survey is a national survey conducted in accordance with international standards, every six years.

In November 2019, 1 931 building permits were issued, presenting the increase of 15.5% related to November 2018. Index of anticipated value of works in November 2019 increased by 40.8% relative to November 2018.

Producer prices of agricultural and fishing products in November 2019, compared to the same month of 2018, were increased by 1.5% average.

Prices of goods and services used for personal consumption in December 2019 in relation to November 2019 increased by 0.5% on average.

During 2019, 67 692 thous. m3 of water were abstracted for irrigation, 24.1% less than in the previous year. Water was mostly pumped from water currents (90.2%), while the rest of quantities were abstracted from the groundwater, lakes and reservoirs and from public water supply network.

The estimates on the overall economic activity in the Republic of Serbia in 2019, measured by the real trends of Gross domestic product (GDP), indicate a growth of 4.0% when related to the year 2018.

According to estimations, the gross fixed capital formation in 2019, if related to 2018, expressed a real growth that equals 14.2%.

The overall external trade in the Republic of Serbia for the period January - November 2019 amounted to:

   - USD 42315.2 million - which was an increase of 1.7% compared to the same period 2018;

   - EUR 37765.8 million - which was an increase of 7.6% compared to the same period 2018.

The industrial production in the Republic of Serbia in November 2019 increased by 1.1% relative to November 2018, and by 7.6% relative to 2018 average.