In June, the output was 18.5% higher than a year ago and 5.5% up on the month, the Republic's Statistics Office said in a statement posted on its website.
In July, the index for the mining industry output rose by 8.6% on the month but was 9.5% lower on the year, while the processing industry index increased by a monthly 0.8% and was up by an annual 36.8%, the statement said.
The index for electricity, gas and water supply fell 2.0% from June and was 7.8% higher on the year.
Bosnia's Serb Republic industrial output index (pct change):
July'09 | June'09 | Dec'08 | |
y/y | +19.3 | +18.5 | +99.6 |
m/m | +0.9 | +5.5 | +55.1 |
NOTE: The Serb Republic is one of the two autonomous parts that form war-divided Bosnia. The other is the Muslim-Croat Federation.
The industrial output of the Serb Republic rose by 16.8% last year after expanding by just 1.4% in 2007.