According to the preliminary data, operating income in non-financial business economy in the Republic of Serbia in the third quarter of 2024 increased by 10.7 % relative to the same period of the previous year, while compared to the second quarter of 2024, the increase of 0.1% was noted. In the Information and Communication Sector, operating income were increased by 10.6% relative to the same period of the previous year, while compared to the second quarter of 2024, the increase of 0.3% was noted.

In 2023, domestic material consumption amounted to 162 624 thousand tons, which is by 11.2% more if compared to 2022.The greatest consumption related to the category of fossil energy materials (43 984 thousand tons) and metal ores (43 151 thousand tons). In 2023, domestic material consumption per capita amounted to 24.6 ton, i.e. it increased by 2.7 ton when compared to the previous year.

Total value of sale and purchase of agricultural, forestry and fishing products in the Republic of Serbia in the third quarter 2024, relative to the same period 2023,decreased by 6.6% at current prices.

Total turnover value of agricultural products on green-markets in the Republic of Serbia in the third quarter of 2024, relative to the same period 2023, increased by 5.8% at current prices. Comparing the first nine months of 2024 with the same period in 2023, turnover noted increase by 3.6% at current prices.

The total number of passenger road motor vehicles that entered the Republic of Serbia in the third quarter 2024 decreased by 1.0%, compared to the same period of the previous year. The number of vehicles registered in our country increased by 0.1%, while the number of vehicles registered abroad decreased by 1.5%. Among foreign vehicles, the largest number was registered in Austria, 8.3%, Germany, 7.3% and in Hungary, 4.7%.

In this statistical release, Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia communicates revised results of the quarterly gross domestic product calculations. The revision of the quarterly data was done in accordance with the revised annual data.

The real GDP growth in the third quarter of 2024, compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, amounted 3.1%.

According to seasonally adjusted GDP data, gross domestic product increased by 0.5% in the third quarter of 2024, compared to the previous quarter.

Of the total number of road motor vehicles and trailers registered for the first time during the third quarter of 2024, produced in 2024, in relation to the total number of registered vehicles, the most represented are buses (70.9%), while the number of new passengers cars was the smallest (12.9%).

Wholesale and retail trade turnover of motor vehicles and motorcycles (division 45 of the Classification of Activities 2010) in the Republic of Serbia in the third quarter of 2024, compared with the same quarter of previous year, increased by 7.0% at current prices. When comparing the first nine months of 2024 with the same period of 2023 the turnover increased by 11.0% at current prices and by 7.3% at constant prices.

When comparing with the same period last year, the wholesale turnover excluding motor vehicles and motorcycles trade (CA division 46) in the third quarter 2024 in the Republic of Serbia increased by 0.3% at current prices. In the first nine months of 2024, compared with the same period last year, wholesale trade increased by 4.9% at current prices and by 6.0% at constant prices.

Retail trade turnover excluding motor vehicles and motorcycles trade (CA division 47) in the Republic of Serbia increased by 7.8% at current prices in the third quarter of 2024 compared to the same quarter of 2023. In the first nine months of 2024, when compared with the same period last year, the retail trade turnover increased by 10.9% at current prices and by 6.7% at constant prices.