Bosnia Serb Republic Nov Industrial Output Up 10.1% Y/Y - Table

BANJA LUKA (Bosnia and Herzegovina), December 19 (SeeNews) – The industrial production of Bosnia's Serb Republic rose by 10.1% on the year in November but was 0.8% lower compared to September, official data showed on Wednesday.

In October, the Republic's industrial output index increased by an annual 3.0% and was 4.3% higher from September.

The industrial production for the first 11 months of 2007 rose by 1.4% on the year, the Republic's Statistics Office said in a statement posted on its website.

The sub-index for the output of the mining industry through November rose by 0.6% from a year earlier, and the processing industry index was 5.1% higher.

Electricity, gas and water production was down 7.7% from the same period of last year in the first 11 months of the year. The production of capital goods index in January to November decreased by 1.4%, and the output of semi-finished goods was down by 0.5%.

Production of durable and non-durable consumer goods in the first 11 months of 2007 rose by 77.7% and 6.4% on the year, respectively. Energy generation was 6.6% down.

Bosnia's Serb Republic industrial output index (pct change):

NOTE: The Serb Republic is one of the two autonomous parts that form war-divided Bosnia. The other is the Muslim-Croat Federation.