In comparison, industrial output in the Bosnian Serb Republic in the January to August period this year was 8.4% higher year-on-year.
Production of leather and leather products in September was 3.3% lower than in August and 0.2% per cent lower than in September 2007. In comparison, industrial output in Bosnia and Herzegovina in September was 2.9% higher month-on-month and 14.9% higher year-on-year.
The number of people employed in the Republic’s leather industry in the first seven months of this year was 8.5% higher than in the same period in 2007. The average net monthly wage in the Bosnian leather industry in August was US$281, a decrease of 2.4% compared with July. In comparison, the average net monthly wage in Bosnia and Herzegovina in August was US$530.
