In Serbia, in addition to the growth in the number of construction sites, of which there are 61,443 today, in the second quarter of this year there was also an increase in the number of employees in construction.
This was stated today by the line minister Zorana Mihajlovic and she stated that the number of employees in construction is 10% higher in relation to the same period last year, in the construction of apartments, road and railway sector.
In a statement after the session of the Council for GDP, she said: “We are on the right track and I am convinced that construction will remain an important factor of GDP growth until the end of the year.”
Mihajlovic stated that all factors that can affect GDP growth are continuously monitored, because the sustainability of the domestic economy depends on that.
“For all those who criticize the number of construction sites in Serbia, we support the facts with the growth of the number of employees and the growth of the value of the performed construction works,” said Mihajlovic.
She reiterated that, compared to last year, Serbia has 16,000 more construction sites, and that the value of construction works is higher, the Ministry of Construction announced, Novi Magazin reports.
