It has been estimated that in 2013 the total economic activities, measured by GDP and expressed at the prices of the previous year, have a real growth of 2.4%, compared to the previous year. Observed by activities, the greatest growth of gross added value was recorded with: agriculture, forestry, fishery, electricity, gas and steam supply and manufacturing industry. A decrease of gross added value was recorded with construction industry, other service activities and retail and wholesale trade and repair of motor vehicles.
In 2013, the industrial production had a growth of physical volume of 6.3%. This growth was contributed mostly by electricity, gas and steam supply sector. It was estimated that in 2013, agricultural production had a physical volume growth of 22.1%.
In 2013, the number of employed was lower in relation to the previous year by 1,6%.
In 2013, wages without taxes and contributions were nominally higher by 5.7%, compared to 2012 when they were lower by 1.9% in real terms.
It has been estimated that the annual inflation will amount to 2.3%.
Foreign trade exchange: in 2013, the trade exchange was realized in the value of 35157.4 million USD (the export amounted to 14614.4 million USD, whereas the import was 20543.0 million USD) in which the export grew by 30.1%, compared to 2012, while the import also increased by 8.5%. Coverage of import by export was 71.1% and it was higher than the coverage in 2012.
More than a half of the total exchange with the world, Serbia carries out with the EU states (in 2013, the share of these countries in the total trade in goods of Serbia amounted to 62.2%).
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