Nine-month production in Serbia

Serbia's Statistical Office reports that the production of leather and leather products in Serbia in the first nine months of this year was 1.4% lower than in the same period in 2004. In comparison, industrial output in Serbia in the January to September period was 0.3% lower year-on-year. Serbia exported leather and leather products worth US$5.8 million in the first nine months of this year, compared with US$4 million in the same period last year. Serbian imports of the same types of commodities in the January to September period were worth US$51.5 million, as against US$44.4 million in the corresponding period in 2004.