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External trade, July 2026
The overall external trade in the Republic of Serbia for January – July 2026 amounted to:
- USD 54172.8 million - which was an increase of 12.1% compared to the same period last year;
- EUR 46596.2 million - which was an increase of 6.3% compared to the same period last year.
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Research and development activity, 2025
Total expenditures for research and development activities (R&D) in 2025 amounted to over RSD 94 billion RSD (94,428,928 in thousands), and their participation in GDP amounts 0,97%.
In total expenditures for R&D, the share of gross investments is 5%, while the share of current expenditures is 95%.
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Industrial production indices, July 2026
The industrial production in July 2026 decreased by 2.3% relative to July 2025.
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Quarterly Gross domestic product of the Republic of Serbia, II Quarter 2026
The real GDP growth in the second quarter of 2026, compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, amounted 3.8%.
According to seasonally adjusted GDP data, gross domestic product increased by 1.5% in the second quarter of 2026, compared to the previous quarter.
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Retail trade turnover, July 2026
Retail trade turnover in the Republic of Serbia in July 2026, compared to the same month last year, increased by 9.5% at current prices and by 8.2% at constant prices.
Comparing the retail trade turnover in the first seven months 2026 with the same period 2025, it increased by 9.0% at current prices, and by 7.3% at constant prices.
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Tourist turnover, July 2026
In the Republic of Serbia, 476 thous. tourist arrivals were registered in July 2026, which was by 4.4% more than in the same month of the previous year. A total of 1 381 thous. tourist overnight stays were recorded, representing an increase of 1.9% compared with July of the previous year.
Of the total number of overnight stays, domestic tourists accounted for 710 thous. overnight stays, which was by 0.5% more than in the same period of the previous year, while foreign tourists accounted for 671 thous. overnight stays, representing an increase of 3.3%.
In terms of overnight stays, in July 2026, among urban tourist destinations the most visited were Beograd, Novi Sad and Subotica, among spa resorts Vrnjačka Banja, Sokobanja and Banja Vrdnik, and among mountain centres Zlatibor, Kopaonik and Tara.
In July 2026, the highest number of overnight stays by foreign tourists was realised by tourists from Turkey, Russian Federation and Germany.
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Labour Force Survey, II Quarter 2026
According to the Labour Force Survey, in the second quarter of 2026 the number of employed persons was 2 840 100, the number of unemployed persons was 220 200, while the number of persons outside the labour force was 2 516 800. The employment rate stood at 50.9%, the unemployment rate at 7.2%, and the outside the labour force rate at 45.1%.
Compared with the same quarter of 2025, a decrease was recorded both in the number of employed persons (by 45 800) and unemployed persons (by 46 800), while the number of persons outside the labour force increased by 61 900. The employment rate decreased by 0.6 percentage points (p.p.) and the unemployment rate by 1.3 p.p., while the outside the labour force rate increased by 1.3 p.p.
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Responsible persons and legal entities – perpetrators of economic violations, 2025
In 2025, compared with 2024, the number of reported responsible persons and legal entities for economic violations increased by 35%. The number of convicted responsible persons in legal entities was up by 1%, while the number of convicted legal entities remained unchanged.
