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BELGRADE - Serbia's December 2023 industrial turnover was down by 1.0 pct relative to the same month of the previous year, according to figures released by the national statistical office.

Relative to the 2022 average, it was up by 7.3 pct.

By sectors, the mining sector registered a 1.0 pct turnover decline y-o-y, while the manufacturing industry turnover fell by 1.0 pct.

BELGRADE - Serbia registered 9.4 pct more tourist visits in December 2023 relative to the same month of the year before and the number of overnight stays was up by 4.2 pct, according to figures released by the national statistical office.

Overnight stays generated by Serbian tourists were up by 5 pct y-o-y, while those generated by foreign tourists were up by 3.6 pct y-o-y.

BELGRADE - Serbian goods exports totalled 3,103.9 bln dinars in 2022, up by 25.8 pct from 2,466.4 bln in 2021, according to figures released by the national statistical office.

The share of privately-owned companies in the 2022 total was 97.6 pct, where companies with 50 pct of foreign capital or more accounted for 59.7 pct.

BELGRADE - Serbian Finance Minister Sinisa Mali said on Friday that, according to preliminary figures released by the national statistical office, Serbia's 2.5 pct economic growth in 2023 was in line with expectations and estimates and represented yet another confirmation of good economic results.

BELGRADE - Two people have been arrested on suspicion of physically attacking the head of the national statistical office, Miladin Kovacevic, outside the building of the national electoral commission in downtown Belgrade on Monday evening.

BELGRADE - The voter turnout in Sunday's parliamentary elections in Serbia as of 6 pm was 51.93 pct, the national electoral commission said.

BELGRADE - The voter turnout in Sunday's parliamentary elections in Serbia as of 4 pm was 42.36 pct, the national electoral commission said.

BELGRADE - The voter turnout in Sunday's elections in Serbia as of 2 pm was 32.38 pct, the national electoral commission said.

BELGRADE - The voter turnout in Sunday's elections in Serbia as of noon was 21.33 pct, the national electoral commission has announced.

BELGRADE - The voter turnout in Sunday's elections in Serbia was 9.94 pct as of 10 am, the head of the national statistical office, Miladin Kovacevic, told a press conference at the offices of the national electoral commission.

By comparison, in the previous elections, held on April 3 last year, the turnout as of 10 am was 9.59 pct, Kovacevic said.