Bosnia and Herzegovina production rises
25 February 2008Bosnia and Herzegovina's Federal Office of Statistics reports that the production of leather and leather products in Bosnia and Herzegovina in January was 54.2% higher than in December and 18.8% higher than in January 2007. In comparison, industrial output in Bosnia and Herzegovina in January was 7.3% lower month-on-month and 7.8% higher year-on-year.
33,703 head of cattle of a total net weight of 5,860 tonnes were slaughtered in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the fourth quarter of 2007, respectively 11.8% and 23.1% more than in the same period in 2006. The average monthly net wage in the leather industry in Bosnia and Herzegovina in December 2007 was US$262, a month-on-month decrease of 1.7%.