In the first nine months of 2009 the Federation's industrial output shrank by 11.2%, the statistics office said in a statement.
The Federation is one of the two autonomous parts forming Bosnia. The other part is the Serb Republic.
The output of durable consumer goods fell by an annual 22.4% in September. Non-durable consumer goods production was 3.6% lower and production of semi-finished goods was down 18%. Production of capital goods dropped by an annual 50.6%, while energy output decreased by 17.9% in September.
Mining industry output in the Federation decreased by a yearly 6.6% in September. The processing industry index declined by 15.1%, while the supply of electricity, gas and water slid by 26%, the statistics office said.
Bosnia Federation industrial output (pct change):
September'09 | August'09 | Jan-Sept'09 | |
y/y | -16.2 | -10 | -11.2 |
m/m | -3.3 | -2.2 |
The industrial output of the Federation rose by 7.9% last year after increasing by 9.1% in 2007.