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3Macedonia in Figures

Foreword

“Macedonia in Figures” represents a small statistical yearbook, containing tables and charts with data about the Republic of Macedonia from all the areas covered by the surveys that are conducted by the State Statistical Office.

The publication offers an abundance of data on the social and economic life of the country, presented in small tables and interesting charts that are understandable and well-arranged so as to facilitate the observation of a phenomenon.

The concept of presenting comparative data about the Republic of Macedonia and the EU member states and candidate countries has been retained in this edition as well. Each member state is presented with some basic data arranged in tables.

We hope that this edition of “Macedonia in Figures”, just like the previous ones, will meet your demands for useful and interesting data about the Republic of Macedonia and its place in the European family.

Blagica Novkovska, PhD

Director


Contents

Foreword ....................................................................................................................................... 3

General and Regional StatisticsMap of the Republic of Macedonia .....................................................................................................8Basic information .................................................................................................................................9Basic indicators ....................................................................................................................................9Geographical coordinates of the furthest points of the Republic of Macedonia ..............................10Surfaces by height point ....................................................................................................................10National parks ....................................................................................................................................11Largest natural lakes in the Republic of Macedonia ..........................................................................11Climate, 2013 .....................................................................................................................................11

Population and Social StatisticsPopulation of the Republic of Macedonia .........................................................................................12Population by age groups (at the end of the year) - Graph ...............................................................12Vital statistics .....................................................................................................................................13Live births by ethnic affiliation of mother and father, 2013 ..............................................................14Deaths by ethnic affiliation and sex, 2013 .........................................................................................14Marriages by ethnic affiliation of bride and groom, 2013 .................................................................15Divorces by ethnic affiliation of wife and husband, 2013 ..................................................................15Natural increase - Graph ....................................................................................................................16Population by different territorial levels ............................................................................................17Population by age groups, 2013 - Map .............................................................................................18Basic data on health care ...................................................................................................................19Deaths by causes of death in 2013 - structure (%) - Graph ...............................................................19Basic data on culture .........................................................................................................................20Convicted adult perpetrators by type of criminal offence .................................................................21Adult perpetrators of criminal offences - Graph ...............................................................................21Basic data on education .....................................................................................................................22Population aged 15 and over, by educational attainment, Census 2002 - Graph ..............................23


Economy and FinanceBasic data on gross domestic product ...............................................................................................24Value added by activity and gross domestic product ........................................................................24Real growth rates of the gross domestic product components, by expenditure approach ...............25Distribution of the components of gross domestic product by expenditure approach (at current prices) - Graph .................................................................................................................25Gross fixed capital formation by purpose of investment ...................................................................26Gross fixed capital formation by institutional sectors .......................................................................26Republic of Macedonia: balance of payments ..................................................................................27Average annual exchange rates of the National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia .......................29Money supply ....................................................................................................................................29

Incomes, Expenditures and PricesDistribution of household expenditures ............................................................................................30Consumer price index by COICOP ......................................................................................................31Household possession of durable goods - Graph ..............................................................................32Consumer price index, 2004 - 2013 - Graph ......................................................................................32Labour force and activity rates ..........................................................................................................33Activity rates of the population by educational attainment ..............................................................34Employed persons by sectors of activities of the business entities ..................................................35Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment........................................................................36Unemployed persons by age groups, 2013 - Graph ...........................................................................37Employed persons by age groups, 2013 - Graph ...............................................................................37Average monthly net wage in 2013, by quarters ..............................................................................38Indices of nominal and real wages - Graph .......................................................................................39Indices of the average monthly net wage and consumer price index, 2013 - Graph .........................39

AgricultureArea by category of use, 2013 ...........................................................................................................40Area under main crops ......................................................................................................................40Production of main crops - Graph......................................................................................................41Average yield of main crops...............................................................................................................41Production of vegetables, 2013 - Graph ............................................................................................42Economic accounts for agriculture ....................................................................................................42Number of livestock ...........................................................................................................................43Meat production - Graph ...................................................................................................................43Forestry indicators .............................................................................................................................43Areas under forest, 2013 - Map .........................................................................................................44


Industry, Construction and EnergyIndustrial production in natural data ................................................................................................45Indices of industrial production - Graph ............................................................................................45Energy statistics and energy indicators ..............................................................................................46Completed construction works by business entities on structures in public ownership ...................47Completed dwellings - Graph ............................................................................................................48Number of issued building permits ...................................................................................................48Predicted value of the structures for which building permits have been issued ...............................48

Foreign TradeForeign trade .....................................................................................................................................49Export and import by countries, 2013 - Graph ..................................................................................49Foreign trade by SITC sectors.............................................................................................................50Exports / imports by divisions of the Classification of Products by Activity (CPA 2008) ...................51Import coverage by export, 2003-2013 .............................................................................................51Exports / imports grouped according to broad economic categories ...............................................52

Transport, Tourism, Trade and Other ServicesInternet usage by population aged 15 - 74 ........................................................................................53Households with internet access at home - Graph ............................................................................53Type of internet connection in enterprises with 10 or more employees - Graph .............................54Passengers carried by mode of transport ..........................................................................................55Goods carried by mode of transport .................................................................................................55Killed and injured persons in traffic accidents - Graph ......................................................................55Passenger transport by mode, in passenger-kilometres....................................................................56Freight transport by mode, in tonne-kilometres ...............................................................................56Domestic trade, 2013 ........................................................................................................................56Number of tourists and nights spent ................................................................................................57Tourists and nights spent by types of accommodation facilities, 2013 .............................................57Tourists by country of origin, 2013 - Graph .......................................................................................58Accommodation capacity in hotels, 2013 ..........................................................................................58

Multi-Domain StatisticsShare of gross fixed capital formation in GDP, by sector ...................................................................59Share of research and development expenditure in GDP .................................................................59Dispersion of regional GDP, per capita ..............................................................................................59Employment rate of persons aged 20- 64, total and by gender ........................................................60Employment rate of older workers - Graph .......................................................................................60Unemployment rate of persons aged 15-74 .....................................................................................61


People living in jobless households, by age groups - Graph ..............................................................61Total long-term unemployment rate .................................................................................................61Early school-leavers ...........................................................................................................................62Lifelong learning ................................................................................................................................62At-risk-of-poverty rate by age and gender .........................................................................................62Life expectancy at age 65, by gender .................................................................................................62Death rate due to cronic diseases - Graph .........................................................................................63Energy consumption of transport relative to GDP .............................................................................63Municipal waste, per capita ...............................................................................................................64Electricity consumption by households - Graph ................................................................................64Share of renewables in gross inland energy consumption ................................................................64Number of active business entities by sectors of activity according to the National Classiffication of Activities NKD Rev.2, 2012-2013 ..............................................................65Number of active business entities by number of persons employed, 2012-2013 ...........................66Enterprise births by legal form, 2012 ................................................................................................67Enterprise deaths by legal form, 2010 ...............................................................................................67

Republic of Macedonia and the European UnionMap of Europe ...................................................................................................................................68Basic data, 2012 .................................................................................................................................69Old-age dependency ratio .................................................................................................................70Total fertility rate ...............................................................................................................................71Marriages ...........................................................................................................................................72Divorces .............................................................................................................................................73Life expectancy at birth, in years, females .........................................................................................74Life expectancy at birth, in years, males ............................................................................................75Pupil/teacher ratio in primary education ISCED 1 '97 .......................................................................76Employment rate of persons aged 20-64 ..........................................................................................77Gross domestic product per capita in purchasing power standards ..................................................78Growth rate of GDP volume - percentage change on previous year .................................................79Gross value added - agriculture, hunting and fishing ........................................................................80Real GDP growth rate per capita .......................................................................................................81Cereals, yields ....................................................................................................................................82Energy intensity of the economy .......................................................................................................83Total gross electricity generation .......................................................................................................84Individuals regularly using the Internet .............................................................................................85Households with broadband Internet connection .............................................................................86Motorisation rate...............................................................................................................................87Arrivals in hotels and similar establishments ....................................................................................88

General and Regional Statistics


Map of the Republic of Macedonia



Basic information

Name of the country Republic of Macedonia

Surface area 25 713 km2

Capital Skopje

Independence of the Republic of Macedonia 8 September 1991

President of the Republic of Macedonia Gjorge Ivanov

President of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia

Trajko Veljanoski

President of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia

Nikola Gruevski

National currency denar

Number of municipalities 84

Number of settlements 1 767

Basic indicators

2003 2008 2013

Population, 31.12 2 029 892 2 048 619 2 065 769

Growth rate of consumer prices, % 1.2 8.3 2.8

Industrial production index 104.7 105.1 103.2

Unemployment rate 36.7 33.8 29.0

Gross domestic product at current prices (in million denars)

258 369 411 728 474 1961)

Real GDP growth rate, % 2.8 5.0 3.11)

1) Estimated data



Geographical coordinates of the furthest points of the Republic of Macedonia

Latitude North

Longitude East1)

Locality Municipality

North 42o22’ 22o18’ Anishta (Mt. Ducat) Kriva Palanka

South 40o51’ 21o08’ Markova Noga (Border Stone 177) Resen

East 41o43’ 23o02’ Chengino Kale (Border Stone 47) Pehchevo

West 41o31’ 20o28’ Kestenjar (Border marker E16/VIII) Debar1)Greenwich

Source: Agency for Real Estate Cadastre

Surfaces by height point

Height point Surface in km2 %

Less than 200 m 744.10 2.89

200 - 500 5 769.10 22.44

500 - 1000 11 317.32 44.01

1000 - 1500 5 741.68 22.33

1500 - 2000 1 786.54 6.95

More than 2000 354.26 1.38

From 44 to 2764 m. 25 713.00 100.00

Source: Spatial Plan



National parks

Geographical coordinates1) Surface area, haYear of

proclamation

Galichitsa 40059’N/20052’E 22 750 1958

Mavrovo 41040’N/20046’E 73 088 1949

Pelister 40057’N/21014’E 12 500 19481)Greenwich Longitude

Source: Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning

Largest natural lakes in the Republic of Macedonia

Surface area, km2 Altitude, m Maximum depth, m

Ohrid 3491) 693 286

Prespa 2742) 853 54

Dojran 433) 148 10 1)118.9 km2 belong to Albania

2)49.4 km2 belong to Albania and 47.8 km2 to Greece

3)15.6 km2 belong to Greece

Source: Geographical Institute at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Climate, 2013

Main meteorological stations

Average annual air temperature in Co

Annual precipitation

in mm

Days with

Rain Snow Fog

Berovo 9.8 681.3 80.0 16.0 7.0

Bitola 12.7 621.6 127.0 19.0 24.0

Demir Kapija 15.1 670.3 95.0 4.0 29.0

Kriva Palanka 11.1 619.7 127.0 21.0 13.0

Ohrid 12.1 699.9 107.0 11.0 2.0

Prilep 12.5 566.9 102.0 16.0 13.0

Skopje 13.8 414.4 120.0 16.0 20.0

Shtip 14.2 504.6 105.0 10.0 15.0

Source: Hydro-Meteorological Service


Population and Social Statistics

Population of the Republic of Macedonia

2003 2008 2013

Population at the end of the year 2 029 892 2 048 619 2 065 769

Male 1 018 660 1 026 804 1 034 841

Female 1 011 232 1 021 815 1 030 528

Immigrated citizens of the Republic of Macedonia 567 219 490

Immigrated foreigners 578 557 1 941

Emigrated citizens of the Republic of Macedonia 112 740 945

Emigrated foreigners 32 11 96

According to population estimates (on 31.12.2013), the Republic of Macedonia has 2 065 769

inhabitants, which is 17 150 persons or 0.8% more compared with 2008, and 35 877 persons or 1.8%

more compared with 2003. In the period 2003-2013, there has been a continuous increase in the

number of emigrated citizens of the Republic of Macedonia and immigrated foreigners in the Republic

of Macedonia.

Regarding the age structure, the Macedonian population is increasingly aging. In the period 2003-

2013, the participation of the young population (age group 0-14) in the total population decreased from

20.4% to 16.9%, whereas the participation of the old population (age group 65 and over) increased from

10.7% to 12.4%.Population by age groups (at the end of the year)



Vital statistics

2003 2008 2013

Live births 23 596 22 945 23 138

Male 12 170 11 826 12 093

Female 11 426 11 119 11 045

Deaths 17 813 18 982 19 208

Male 9 699 9 972 10 136

Female 8 114 9 010 9 072

Marriages 14 402 14 695 13 982

Divorces 1 405 1 209 2 045

Average age at first marriage:

groom 27.2 27.7 28.6

bride 24.2 24.7 25.8

Per 1000 population

Live births 11.6 11.2 11.2

Deaths 8.8 9.3 9.3

Marriages 7.1 7.2 6.8

Divorces 0.7 0.6 1.0

During the period 2003-2013, the birth rate dropped from 11.6‰ in 2003 to 11.2‰ (live births per

1000 population) in 2013.

The changes in the age structure are reflected in the number of deaths in the country. The constant

increase in the number of deaths caused an increase in the mortality rate to 9.3‰ in 2013, compared to

2003 when it was 8.8‰ (deaths per 1000 population).

In the same period (2003-2013), the number of marriages decreased by 2.9%, while the number of

divorces increased by 45.6%.



Live births by ethnic affiliation of mother and father, 2013

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Total 23 138 11 603 7 488 1 080 1 226 24 119 234 388 976

Macedonians

11 550 11 170 29 16 14 19 76 8 63 155

Albanians 8 137 225 7 377 73 13 1 4 14 24 406

Turks 1 104 9 48 963 7 - 1 4 6 66

Roma 1 554 16 12 7 1 191 - - - 5 323

Vlachs 17 12 - - - 3 2 - - -

Serbs 120 78 - 1 - 1 34 - 5 1

Bosniaks 248 11 12 13 - - - 207 - 5

Other 396 80 10 6 1 - 2 1 285 11

Unknown 12 2 - 1 - - - - - 9

Deaths by ethnic affiliation and sex, 2013

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Total 19 208 14 219 3 230 441 493 41 400 140 244

Male 10 136 7 512 1 722 230 266 21 200 72 113

Female 9 072 6 707 1 508 211 227 20 200 68 131



Marriages by ethnic affiliation of bride and groom, 2013

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Total 13 982 7 264 4 630 754 750 26 109 126 311 12 Macedonians

7 089 6 813 23 27 13 20 83 14 95 1

Albanians 4 791 183 4 494 72 4 - 3 12 22 1 Turks 701 12 38 634 10 - - 4 3 - Roma 750 14 4 7 710 - 1 1 13 - Vlachs 27 22 - - - 4 1 - - - Serbs 116 90 3 2 1 - 19 - 1 - Bosniaks 114 9 11 4 2 - 1 84 3 - Other 378 118 55 8 10 2 1 11 173 - Unknown 16 3 2 - - - - - 1 10

Divorces by ethnic affiliation of wife and husband, 2013

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wife

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Total 2 045 1 202 521 54 125 2 23 26 43 49 Macedonians

1 207 1 138 7 4 4 1 19 5 28 1

Albanians 483 13 459 6 2 1 - - 1 1 Turks 45 - 4 38 1 - - 2 - - Roma 126 1 2 4 115 - - 1 2 1 Vlachs 2 2 - - - - - - - - Serbs 24 17 3 - 2 - 2 - - - Bosniaks 20 1 2 1 - - - 16 - - Other 89 29 42 1 1 - 2 2 12 - Unknown 49 1 2 - - - - - - 46



Natural increase



Population by different territorial levels

Number of inhabitants

Number of settle-

ments

Popu-lation

(Census 2002)

% of the total

number of settle-

ments

% of the total

popu-lation

Number of cities

Popu-lation in the cities

% of urban popu-

lation in the group

0 141 0 8.0 0.0 - - -

1-50 455 9 290 25.8 0.5 - - -

51-100 180 12 906 10.2 0.6 - - -

101-200 208 30 087 11.8 1.5 - - -

201-500 294 96 769 16.7 4.8 - - -

501-1000 210 152 214 11.9 7.5 - - -

1001-5000 231 478 106 13.1 23.6 5 17 247 4

5001-10000 21 138 355 1.2 6.8 7 47 876 35

10001-20000 9 126 979 0.5 6.3 9 126 979 100

20001-50000 8 289 185 0.5 14.3 8 289 185 100

50001-100000 4 273 444 0.2 13.5 4 273 444 100

100001+ 1 415 212 0.1 20.5 1 415 212 100

The territorial distribution of the population in the Republic of Macedonia shows significant disproportion. 57.8% of the population live in the cities (there are 34 cities in the Republic of Macedonia), the highest concentration being in the capital, Skopje (20.5%).

A large part of the rural settlements (the total number of settlements is 1 728) are completely depopulated (141 settlements) or have extremely small number of inhabitants, and in the near future, as a result of the unfavorable age structure (old population), will have no population.

On the other hand, in a relatively small number of rural settlements (mostly located in the western and north-eastern parts of the country), the concentration of the population is very large.



Population by age groups, 2013



The most common causes of death are circulatory diseases with 57.8% of the total number of deaths, followed by neoplasms with 19.0%, symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical findings, not elsewhere classified with 6.3%, endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases with 4.4%, etc.

Deaths by causes of death in 20131) - structure (%)

1) International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision (ICD-X).

Basic data on health care

2002 2007 2012

Physicians - Total 4 573 5 052 5 755

Specialists: 2 954 3 348 3 554

Dentists 1 183 1 310 1 652

Pharmacists 322 571 888

Number of physicians per 1000 inhabitants 2.3 2.5 2.8

Number of dentists per 1000 inhabitants 0.6 0.6 0.8

Hospital beds 9 770 9 326 9 076

Number of hospital beds per 1000 inhabitants 4.8 4.6 4.4



Basic data on culture

Theatres1) 2002/2003 2007/2008 2012/2013

Professional theatres - number 12 15 19

Performances 1 294 1 164 1 181

Attendance (in thousands) 292 252 236

Cinemas 2003 2008 2013

Cinemas - number 23 14 12

Performances 6 818 4 168 16 797

Attendance (in thousands) 277 104 425

Museums 2006 2009 2012

Museums - number 22 23 26

Attendance (in thousands) 163 229* 491

Libraries2) 2004 2007 2010

Libraries - number 85 72 62

Members (in thousands) 69 74 62

*Corrected data

1) Also included is the Theatre for children and youth

2) Included are libraries - national facilities and public libraries

In 2012/2013, compared with 2007/2008, the number of performances in theatres increased by 1.5%, while attendance decreased by 6.3%.

In 2013, compared with 2008, there was an upward trend in the number of cinema performances and cinema attendance in the Republic of Macedonia.



Convicted adult perpetrators by type of criminal offence2003 2008 2013

Total 7 661 9 503 9 539

Murder 52 33 32

Bodily harm 322 471 554

Grievous bodily harm 190 194 189

Rape 15 27 21

Theft 797 1 462 1 331

Aggravated theft 1 463 1 573 1 845

Robbery 76 114 119

Fraud 221 276 337

Misuse of official position and authority 28 120 92Unauthorized production and release for trade of narcotics, psychotropic substances and precursors

168 234 364

Facilitating the use of narcotics and psychotropic substances 34 38 88

Endangering traffic safety 1 387 1 872 1 662

Other crimes 2 908 3 089 2 905

Of the total number of convicted adult perpetrators, most were perpetrators convicted for crimes against traffic safety and aggravated thefts.

In 2013, the number of perpetrators of crimes against traffic safety decreased by 11.2% compared to 2008, while for the same period, the number of perpetrators of crimes - aggravated thefts increased by 17.3%.

Adult perpetrators of criminal offences



Basic data on education

2002/2003 2007/2008 2012/2013

Primary and lower secondary education

Number of primary and lower secondary schools1)

1 074 1 060 1 046

Students in primary and lower secondary schools

239 334 223 982 196 587

Girls 115 705 108 324 95 134

Boys 123 629 115 658 101 453

Number of teachers 13 894 15 583 17 524

Women 8 028 9 756 11 701

Men 5 866 5 827 5 823

Upper secondary education

Number of upper secondary schools2) 101 111 119

Students in upper secondary schools 95 950 95 109 90 406

Girls 45 912 44 449 43 059

Boys 50 038 50 660 47 347

Number of teachers 5 877 6 554 7 514

Women 3 206 3 737 4 341

Men 2 671 2 817 3 173

Tertiary education

Students in Tertiary education 45 624 64 254 56 906

Women 25 621 34 170 31 005

Men 20 003 30 084 25 901

Number of teachers3) 1 519 2 028 2 207

Women 523 730 914

Men 996 1 298 1 293

1) The data refer to all types of schools from ISCED1 and 2 (regular schools, schools for students with special needs and adult schools)

2) The data refer to all types of upper secondary schools (regular schools, schools for students with special needs and religious schools)

3) The data refer only to teachers, without supporting staff in the educational process



The situation in the sphere of education varies according to the level of education.

The number of school entrants in primary and lower secondary education has decreased over the years, as well as the total number of students.

The number of enrolled students in primary and lower secondary education in the school year 2012/2013 is lower by 17.9% compared with 2002/2003.

The number of enrolled students in upper secondary education has decreased, too,

and in 2012/2013, compared with 2002/2003, it was lower by 5.7%.

In contrast to primary and secondary education, the situation has improved in tertiary education where the range of enrollment has increased.

In tertiary education, the number of students enrolled in 2012/2013 increased by 24.7% compared with 2002/2003.

Population aged 15 and over, by educational attainment, Census 2002


Economy and Finance

Value added by activity and gross domestic product

Section DescriptionIn million denars Distribution2011 20121) 2011 20121)

A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 43 895 40 705 9.5 8.9

B, C, D, E and F

Mining and quarrying; Manufacturing; Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply; Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities; Construction

116 972 101 364 25.4 22.1

G to T Services 241 526 253 266 52.5 55.2

Other net taxes on production - - - -

A. Value added 402 392 395 335 87.5 86.2

B. Taxes on products Minus: Subsidies on products 57 396 63 286 12.5 13.8

Gross Domestic Product (A+B) 459 789 458 621 100.0 100.0

1) Preliminary data

The structure of GDP in 2011 and 2012 was dominated by the section Services with 52.5% and 55.2%, respectively.

The sections: Mining and quarrying; Manufacturing; Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply; Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities; and Construction, in 2011 and 2012 participated with 25.4% and 22.1%, respectively.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing had a share in the structure of GDP of 9.5% in 2011 and 8.9% in 2012.

Basic data on gross domestic product2011 20121)

Gross domestic product at market prices in current prices (in million denars)

459 789 458 621

real growth rate (in %) 2.8 -0.4 in million Euros (at current exchange rate) 7 473 7 454 per capita in Euros (at current exchange rate) 3 630 3 616 GDP in million PPS1) 2) 18 515 18 641 GDP per capita in PPS1) 8 994 9 0451) Preliminary data

2) Source: Eurostat; State Statistical Office


Economy and Finance

Real growth rates of the gross domestic product components, by expenditure approach

Real growth in %

2011 20121)

Gross domestic product 2.8 -0.4

Final consumption 2.4 -2.7

Household final consumption, including NPISHs 2.9 -3.0

General government final consumption 0.6 -1.4

Gross capital formation 9.6 20.0

Gross fixed capital formation 3.2 -

Changes in inventories 30.5 -

Exports of goods and services 10.5 0.0

Imports of goods and services 10.4 4.2

1) Preliminary data

The Gross Domestic Product real growth rate for 2012 was -0.4%. This drop is due to the decrease

in Final consumption by 2.7%, while an increase was registered in Gross capital formation by 20.0%

and Imports of goods and services by 4.2%. Exports of goods and services remained at the same level

compared with 2011.

Distribution of the components of gross domestic product by expenditure approach (at current prices)

1) Preliminary data


Economy and Finance

Gross fixed capital formation by purpose of investment1)

million denars

Section Purpose of investment 2011 20122)

Total 94 698 105 443

A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2 022 2 557

B, C, D, E and F

Mining and quarrying; Manufacturing; Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply; Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities; Construction

51 343 61 107

G to S Services 41 334 41 779

1) According to NACE Rev.2

2) Preliminary data

The nominal increase in GFCF for 2012, in comparison with 2011, was 11.3%.

The highest value of GFCF was recorded in: Mining and quarrying; Manufacturing; Electricity, gas,

steam and air conditioning supply; Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation

activities; Construction.

Gross fixed capital formation by institutional sectors


Economy and Finance

Republic of Macedonia: balance of payments1)

USD Million2010 2011 2012 2013

I. Current Account - 197.79 - 261.43 - 300.38 - 194.06Goods, net - 1 918.92 - 2 284.04 - 2 262.03 - 2 104.53

Exports, f.o.b. 3 345.04 4 472.76 3 993.18 4 259.60Imports, f.o.b.2) - 5 263.96 - 6 756.79 - 6 255.22 - 6 364.13

Services, net 47.44 135.25 56.36 103.06Credit 900.41 1 110.40 1 049.59 1 160.38Debit - 852.97 - 975.15 - 993.22 - 1 057.33

Income, net - 131.36 - 187.41 - 189.98 - 241.54Credit 194.22 225.03 209.55 200.78Debit - 325.59 - 412.44 - 399.54 - 442.31

Current transfers, net 1 805.06 2 074.77 2 095.27 2 048.95Credit 1 867.07 2 142.36 2 166.26 2 146.91Debit - 62.02 - 67.59 - 70.99 - 97.96

II. Capital and Financial Account 198.15 249.82 279.48 154.94Capital account, net 16.48 11.97 25.80 23.51

Credit 33.96 30.13 44.59 47.11Debit - 17.48 - 18.17 - 18.79 - 23.60

Financial account, net 181.67 237.86 253.68 131.43 Direct investment, net 209.06 463.36 97.70 335.85 Abroad - 1.90 0.10 7.93 1.62 In reporting economy 210.96 463.27 89.77 334.23 Portfolio investment, net - 74.54 - 105.27 98.66 - 208.81 Assets - 29.01 - 33.52 - 9.41 - 43.80 Liabilities - 45.53 - 71.76 108.07 - 165.01 Other investment, net 124.20 323.83 241.99 - 43.14 Assets - 205.96 - 573.03 - 107.38 - 87.83

Trade credits 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Loans 9.33 - 332.60 114.04 209.66 Currency and deposits - 215.56 - 240.34 - 221.91 - 297.69

Monetary authorities 0.84 0.14 0.00 0.00General government 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00Banks - 99.38 - 55.96 70.11 - 9.53


Economy and Finance

Republic of Macedonia: balance of payments1)

USD Million2010 2011 2012 2013

Other sectors - 117.02 - 184.53 - 292.02 - 288.16 Other assets 0.27 - 0.08 0.49 0.20

Liabilities 330.17 896.86 349.37 44.69 Trade credits 101.73 - 26.56 225.58 - 165.13 Loans 155.58 937.30 - 7.93 246.77 Currency and deposits - 6.27 - 84.15 86.42 - 40.32

Monetary authorities 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00General government 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00Banks - 6.27 - 84.15 86.42 - 40.32Other sectors 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Other liabilities 79.13 70.27 45.30 3.37Gross official reserves (- = increase)3)

- 77.05 - 444.07 - 184.67 47.53

III. Errors and Omissions - 0.37 11.61 20.90 39.131) Preliminary data (revision shown on web site: www. nbrm.mk)

2) Imports data are on fob basis in accordance with IMF V Balance of Payments Manual. Calculation of cif / fob factor as % of imports cif for 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 is 3.86%.

3) For the period 2006-2013 excluding price changes and exchange rate differences. Excluding monetary gold and exchange rate differences up to 2005.

Source: National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia


Economy and Finance

Average annual exchange rates of the National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia

CHF GBR USD EUR 100 JPY

2008 38.6300 77.1265 41.8646 61.2654 40.7177

2009 40.5769 68.8041 44.0766 61.2728 47.1313

2010 44.5956 71.7150 46.4574 61.5150 52.9905

2011 49.9881 70.8931 44.2281 61.5289 55.5402

2012 51.0491 75.8941 47.8981 61.5304 60.0697

2013 50.0426 72.5624 46.3970 61.5834 47.6400

Money supply 1)

At the end of the period million denars

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Money supply (M1) 52 223 57 362 61 301 65 940 70 005

Money supply (M2) 185 984 201 579 216 700 217 709 218 066

1)Revised data according to the new methodology based on the new IMF standard reporting forms and the application of the new accounting plan starting from 01.01.2009

Source: National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia

CHF Swiss francGBR British poundUSD US dollar EUR EuroJPY Japanese yen


Incomes, Expenditures and Prices

The average household in Macedonia spent about 66.1% of its consumption expenditures to satisfy basic needs such as food, clothing, housing and household equipment.

The structure of incomes in 2013 was dominated by revenues from regular and irregular work with 62.9%, pensions 20.0%, revenues from agriculture with 5.2%, revenues from abroad 2.7%, and social benefits with 1.5%.

Distribution of household expenditures2011 2012 2013

Total 100.0 100.0 100.0

Food and non-alcoholic beverages 39.3 39.8 43.2

Alcoholic beverages and tobacco 3.3 3.5 3.0

Clothing and footwear 5.8 5.1 5.1

Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels 11.6 14.3 13.4

Furnishings, household equipment and routine maintenance of the house

5.5 3.8 4.4

Health 3.2 3.2 2.6

Transport 7.9 6.6 6.1

Communications 3.6 3.9 3.3

Recreation and culture 2.9 2.2 2.3

Education 0.6 1.5 0.5

Restaurants and hotels 4.0 3.5 3.3

Miscellaneous goods and services 3.8 3.7 4.3

Other1) 8.6 8.9 8.51) Includes expenditures other than for personal consumption: repayment and debt servicing, real estate investments and savings



Consumer price index by COICOPprevious year =100

2011 2012 2013

Total 103.9 103.3 102.8

Food and non-alcoholic beverages 106.2 102.3 103.4

Alcoholic beverages, tobacco 101.0 100.2 104.0

Clothing and footwear 101.4 105.4 107.0

Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels 105.0 109.2 101.0

Furnishings, household equipment and maintenance 100.9 100.6 101.9

Health 103.8 103.0 108.4

Transport 105.3 106.3 99.3

Communications 98.3 95.8 99.0

Recreation and culture 99.1 98.6 97.9

Education 94.3 103.6 106.6

Restaurants and hotels 101.9 103.1 104.1

Miscellaneous goods and services 102.4 103.4 102.7

In 2013, the consumer price index by COICOP increased by 2.8% at the annual level.

An increase in prices was registered in the groups of health, clothing and footwear, education, restaurants and hotels, alcoholic beverages, tobacco, food and non-alcoholic beverages, miscellaneous goods and services, furnishings, household equipment and routine maintenance of the house and housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels.

A decrease in prices was registered in recreation and culture, communications and transport.



Household possession of durable goods

Consumer price index



Labour force and activity rates

2003 2008 2013

Labour Force 860 976 919 424 956 057

Men 519 133 561 705 573 825

Women 341 843 357 719 382 232

Activity rate 54.5 56.3 57.2

Men 65.6 68.8 68.5

Women 43.4 43.8 45.8

Employed 545 108 609 015 678 838

Men 327 283 373 483 407 531

Women 217 825 235 532 271 307

Employment rate 34.5 37.3 40.6

Men 41.3 45.7 48.7

Women 27.7 28.8 32.5

Unemployed 315 868 310 409 277 219

Men 191 850 188 222 166 294

Women 124 018 122 187 110 925

Unemployment rate 36.7 33.8 29.0

Men 37.0 33.5 29.0

Women 36.3 34.2 29.0

In the period from 2003 to 2013, the activity, employment and unemployment rates have registered minimal changes from year to year, in terms of increase and/or decrease.

In the last three years of this period, the activity rate of the population has remained almost the same, i.e. 56.8 in 2011, 56.5 in 2012 and 57.2 in 2013. The highest employment rate of 40.6 was recorded in 2013, and the lowest unemployment rate of 29.0 was also registered in 2013.

The total number of employed persons in 2003 and 2008 was dominated by the age group 40-44 years and in 2013 by the age group 30-34 years. The employment rate for these age groups was 59.0 in 2003, 58.8 in 2008 and 59.4 in 2013.

Women’s participation in the total number of employed was lower than men’s participation, which is also reflected in the employment rate of the female population. The share of employed women in the total number of employed persons was 40% in 2003, 38.7% in 2008, while in 2013 it was 40.0%.



Activity rates of the population by educational attainmentActivity rate

2011 2012 2013

Total

Total 56.8 56.5 57.2

Without education 17.5 17.3 20.8

Incomplete primary and lower secondary education

25.0 24.9 26.4

Primary and lower secondary education 40.5 37.8 38.5

3 years of secondary education 70.5 71.4 68.2


Higher education 63.5 59.8 59.4

University level education1) 84.5 83.1 83.8

Men

Total 68.8 68.7 68.5



43.0 42.1 40.2






Women

Total 44.7 44.3 45.8



15.9 16.7 19.7






1) Also included are master's degree and doctorate



Employed persons by sectors of activities1) of the business entities

2011 2012 2013

Total 645 085 650 554 678 838

Agriculture, forestry and fishing 120 893 112 623 127 186

Mining and quarrying 5 316 5 636 7 085

Manufacturing 125 206 126 892 131 542

Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 10 366 10 614 10 602

Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities

12 704 10 146 10 076

Construction 39 961 41 024 46 955

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles

90 891 92 822 91 696

Transportation and storage 30 388 30 411 37 636

Accommodation and food service activities 23 574 23 507 23 986

Information and communication 9 598 11 231 11 039

Financial and insurance activities 10 588 9 110 9 274

Real estate activities 547 813 (945)

Professional, scientific and technical activities 15 248 16 486 13 611

Administrative and support service activities 6 914 10 408 11 500

Public administration and defence; compulsory social security

43 884 43 915 45 066

Education 40 333 42 514 41 467

Human health and social work activities 35 230 36 091 37 912

Arts, entertainment and recreation 10 309 10 066 9 579

Other service activities 10 701 13 821 9 979

Activities of households as employers; undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of households for own use

1 511 1 344 1 072

Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies 920 1 080 (632)

1) Sectors of activities are by National Classification of activities according to NACE Rev.2

( ) less precise estimate - use with caution



Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment

2003 2008 2013

Total 315868 310 409 277 219

Up to 1 month 9596 10 842 8 705

2-5 month 16708 19 722 20 312

6-11 months 20708 16 290 19 606

12-17 months 18392 16 470 18 519

18-23 months 10591 12 991 13 734

2 years 2109 2 562 2 959

3 years 36855 23 132 23 616

4 years and longer 200909 208 401 169 767

The total number of unemployed persons is dominated by the younger population between 20 and 29 years of age. The unemployment rate for that age group was 57.1 in 2003, 47.0 in 2008, and 44.1 in 2013.

In the period from 2003 to 2013, most unemployed persons were seeking job for more than 1 year. In 2013, their participation in the total number of unemployed persons was 82.5%.



Employed persons by age groups, 2013

Unemployed persons by age groups, 2013



Average monthly net wage in 2013, by quarters

I II III IV

Total 21 130 21 126 21 060 21 267

Agriculture, forestry and fishing 15 377 15 396 15 977 15 801

Mining and quarrying 22 390 23 349 23 771 23 677

Manufacturing 15 415 15 857 15 758 15 960

Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 36 126 36 557 36 486 36 281

Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities

18 894 18 558 18 834 18 586

Construction 16 808 17 296 17 575 17 510

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles

19 253 19 128 19 152 19 522

Transportation and storage 22 036 22 628 22 496 22 432

Accommodation and food service activities 15 288 15 270 15 198 15 423

Information and communication 39 975 33 741 33 267 33 832

Financial and insurance activities 37 249 37 238 37 676 38 169

Real estate activities 25 433 25 033 25 182 25 093

Professional, scientific and technical activities 28 080 27 061 26 963 27 866

Administrative and support service activities 14 036 13 932 13 855 14 189

Public administration and defence; compulsory social security

24 883 25 258 24 987 25 089

Education 21 203 21 253 21 235 21 247

Human health and social work activities 22 965 23 029 23 168 23 253

Arts, entertainment and recreation 17 949 17 603 17 292 18 081

Other service activities 23 488 23 553 23 243 24 019



Indices of nominal and real wages

Indices of the average monthly net wage and consumer price index, 2013


Agriculture

Area by category of use, 2013

ha

Agricultural area 1 260 336

Cultivated land - total 508 546

Arable land and gardens 412 972

Orchards 15 212

Vineyards 21 497

Meadows 58 865

Pastures 751 187

Area under main crops

ha

2003 2008 2013

Wheat 103 477 85 454 80 980

Barley 46 540 47 351 41 944

Tobacco 18 008 17 064 19 178

Tomatoes 6 361 5 319 5 457

Apples (number of fruit-bearing trees in 000) 3 331 4 154 4 385

Grapes (number of fruit-bearing vines in 000) 91 894 77 789 82 354

Plant production in the period between 2003 and 2013 is characterised by a decrease in area under cereals, whereas an increase was registered in the number of fruit-bearing apple trees.


Agriculture

Production of main crops

Average yield of main crops

Unit of measurement

2003 2008 2013

Wheat kg/ha 2 177 3 414 3 198

Barley kg/ha 1 789 3 438 2 994

Tobacco kg/ha 1 332 1 001 1 453

Tomatoes kg/ha 20 396 22 868 23 999

Apples (kg/tree) 19 42 26

Grapes (kg per vine) 3 3 4


Agriculture

Production of vegetables, 2013

Economic accounts for agriculture

Agricultural output, Gross value added and Labour input


Agriculture

In 2013, the number of sheep, cattle and poultry decreased in comparison with 2003 and 2008, while the number of pigs varied from year to year. Production of poultry meat decreased significantly in 2013 compared to previous years..

Meat production

Forestry indicators

2003 2008 2013

Number of cases 122 310 91

Forest fires (ha) 1 922 15 046 2 844

Afforesttation in and outside forest (ha)

2 879 2 866 1 501

Emplioyees in forestry 2 376 2 408 2 298

Number of livestock000 heads

2003 2008 2013

Cattle 260 253 238

Sheep 1 239 817 732

Pigs 179 247 167

Poultry 2 417 2 226 2 202


Agriculture

Areas under forest, 2013


Industry, Construction and Energy

Industrial production in natural data

Name of the productMeasurement

unit2011 2012 2013

Lead concentrates t 50 398 52 951 57 873

Zinc concentrates t 56 264 56 074 61 815

Processed liquid milk t 30 179 28 490 33 139

Refined sunflower-seed and safflower oil and their fractions (excluding chemically modified)

t 33 139 32 322 30 803

Wine of fresh grapes, in bulk hl 647 817 780 769 1 072 025

Wine of fresh grapes, in bottles hl 143 342 159 019 179 734

Mineral waters and aerated waters, unsweetened

'000 hl 584 668 656

Fermented tobacco t 24 796 21 108 23 745

Medicaments kg 3 215 981 3 944 121 4 024 375

Non-refractory ceramic building bricks, flooring blocks, support or filler tiles and the like

'000 pieces NF

93 938 60 508 41 055

Ferro-alloys t 124 215 75 828 92 280

The graph shows the industrial production in the period 2006-2013. Included in the calculation of the Index of Industrial Production are the sections Mining and quarrying, Manufacturing and Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply from the National Classification of Activities. From the graph, it can be seen that in 2013 the industrial production increased in comparison with the previous year, mostly because of the increase in production in the section Manufacturing.

Indices of industrial production



Energy statistics and energy indicatorsEnergy statistics 2011 20121)

Total primary energy production 1000 toe 1 736 1 518Net energy imports 1000 toe 1 435 1 450

Net oil imports 1000 toe 954 969Net natural gas imports 1000 toe 110 114

Gross inland energy consumption 1000 toe 3 131 2 974Final energy consumption 1000 toe 1 895 1 828

Industry 1000 toe 641 594Transport 1000 toe 479 470Services and households, etc. 1000 toe 775 765

Gross electricity generation GWh 6 759 6 262Final electricity consumption GWh 7 379 7 005Socio-economic statisticsGross domestic product (at current exchange rate) Mio EUR 7 473 7 454Population (annual average) 2 058 539 2 061 044Energy intensityGross inland consumption / GDP kgoe/1000 EUR 419 399Final energy consumption / GDP kgoe/1000 EUR 254 245Energy consumption per inhabitantGross inland energy consumption / capita kgoe/capita 1 521 1 443Final energy consumption / capita kgoe/capita 920 887Household consumption / capita kgoe/capita 264 253Final electricity consumption / capita kWh/capita 3 584 3 399Energy dependencyNet energy imports / Gross inland consumption in % 45.8 48.8Energy efficiencyFinal energy consumption / Gross inland consumption in % 60.5 61.5Efficiency of thermal power stations in % 34.1 35.2Renewable energy Share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption (normalised values)

in % 15.7 16.4

Share of electricity from renewables sources in total electricity production

in % 21.2 16.7

Share of electricity from renewables sources in gross consumption of electricity

in % 15.2 11.7

1) Preliminary data

In 2012, the energy import dependency of the Republic of Macedonia was 48.8%.

Household energy consumption was 233 kgoe per capita. Electricity consumption was 3 399 kWh per capita from final electricity consumption.



Completed construction works by business entities on structures in public ownership

million denars

2003 2008 2013

Total 5 969 7 347 17 827

Residential buildings 1 339 187 712

Non-residential buildings 420 886 3 318

Transport infrastructure 2 184 2 024 4 685

Pipelines, communication and electricity lines 479 479 632

Complex constructions on industrial sites 163 76 2 591

Other civil engineering works 58 294 546

Reconstruction, recovery, adaptation, capital repairs and current maintenance works on constructions

801 3 004 3 275

Construction works 525 396 2 069

The largest contributor to the total value of completed construction works on structures in public ownership, built by business entities, is transport infrastructure (36.6% in 2003, 27.6% in 2008 and 26.3% in 2013), followed by reconstruction, recovery, adaptation, capital repairs and current maintenance works on constructions (13.4% in 2003, 40.9% in 2008 and 18.4% in 2013), non-residential buildings (7.0% in 2003, 12.1% in 2008 and 18.6% in 2013).

In 2003, 2008 and 2013, dwellings with 3 rooms were built the most, their share in the total number of completed dwellings by years ranging between 23.6% in 2003, 28.5% in 2008 and 35.6% in 2013, followed by 2-room dwellings with 34.8% in 2003, 34.3% in 2008 and 27.9% in 2013.

In 2011, 2012 and 2013, most building permits were issued for buildings (77.3% in 2011, 73.5% in 2012 and 77.2% in 2013) and for reconstructions (14.6% in 2011, 15.1% in 2012 and 14.2% in 2013); consequently, the expected value of the buildings has the highest share (86.7% in 2011, 75.4% in 2012 to 72.1% in 2013), followed by civil engineering (7.5% in 2011, 21.3% in 2012 and 24.2% in 2013).



Completed dwellings

Number of issued building permits

Total BuildingsCivil

engineeringReconstruction

2011 2 596 2 007 211 378

2012 2 794 2 054 318 422

2013 2 269 1 751 196 322

Predicted value of the structures for which building permits have been issuedthousand denars

Total BuildingsCivil

engineeringReconstruction

2011 28 755 251 24 918 279 2 149 731 1 687 241

2012 51 898 426 39 123 148 11 060 101 1 715 177

2013 28 391 281 20 465 995 6 866 066 1 059 220


Foreign Trade

Foreign trade'000 US $

2011 2012 20131)

Trade volume 11 505 476 10 537 791 10 866 685

Further processing volume 1 992 157 1 791 075 1 829 762

Export 4 478 313 4 015 403 4 266 861

Export - further processing 1 208 937 1 083 296 1 105 772

Import 7 027 162 6 522 388 6 599 824

Import - further processing 783 219 707 779 723 990

Import coverage by export 63.7 61.6 64.7

1) Previous data

Foreign trade volume grew by 3.1% in 2013 compared to 2012. In the specified period, exports

increased by 6.3%, while imports increased by 1.2%. The participation of further processing in the

total trade volume dropped from 17.3% in 2011 to 16.8% in 2013. In the exports, the share of further

processing fell from 27.7% in 2011 to 25.9% in 2013, while on the import side there was a slight decrease

from 11.1% in 2011 to 10.9% in 2013. This shows that the economy becomes more oriented to domestic

production instead of export of labor force.

Export and import by countries, 20131)

1) Previous data


Foreign Trade

Foreign trade by SITC sectors1)'000 US $

2011 2012 20132)

Import Export Import Export Import Export

TOTAL 4 478 313 7 027 162 4 015 403 6 522 388 4 266 861 6 599 824Food and live animals 373 345 672 245 339 618 681 495 364 602 681 419Beverages and tobacco 234 992 68 938 237 722 74 002 270 023 77 994Crude materials, inedible, except fuels

288 480 365 914 265 078 299 738 278 149 215 107

Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials

390 124 1 438 561 258 515 1 390 385 106 406 1 071 914

Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes

17 839 75 648 15 547 79 366 9 716 68 146

Chemicals and related products, n.e.s.

747 204 827 581 681 142 740 586 836 638 860 817

Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material

1 233 354 1 963 245 1 038 474 1 833 790 1 013 140 2 036 574

Machinery and transport equipment

353 636 1 174 864 398 992 1 026 532 571 052 1 157 453

Miscellaneous manufactured articles

836 540 430 806 779 370 390 271 813 816 424 924

Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in the SITC

2 799 9 362 944 6 222 3 319 5 477

1) SITC - Standard International Trade Classification, Revision 4

2) Previous data

The export structure according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC Rev. 4) has remained the same over the years, which means that exports are dominated by manufactured goods classified chiefly by material and miscellaneous manufactured articles. The import structure has also remained the same, the most important products being the manufactured goods classified chiefly by material, machinery and transport equipment, and mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials.


Foreign Trade

Exports / imports by divisions of the Classification of Products by Activity, CPA 2008'000 US $

Export Structure Import Structure

2011

Total 4 478 313 100.0 7 027 162 100.0

Industry 4 082 622 91.2 6 469 595 92.1

Agriculture 268 387 6.0 164 361 2.3

Other 127 305 2.8 393 206 5.6

2012

Total 4 015 403 100.0 6 522 388 100.0

Industry 3 690 867 91.9 6 245 690 95.8

Agriculture 247 835 6.2 178 476 2.7

Other 76 701 1.9 98 221 1.5

20131)

Total 4 266 861 100.0 6 599 824 100.0

Industry 3 895 187 91.3 6 214 797 94.2

Agriculture 292 332 6.9 155 898 2.4

Other 79 341 1.9 229 129 3.5

1) Previous data

1) Previous data

Import coverage by export, 2003-2013


Foreign Trade

Exports / imports grouped according to broad economic categories'000 US $

Export Structure Import Structure

2011

Total 4 478 313 100.0 7 027 162 100.0Food and beverages 473 654 10.6 749 807 10.7Industrial supplies 2 340 713 52.3 3 008 932 42.8Fuel and lubricants 372 530 8.3 1 395 637 19.9Capital goods (except transport equipment), parts and accessories

272 359 6.1 818 829 11.7

Transport equipment, parts and accessories 44 184 1.0 401 843 5.7Consumer goods not elsewhere specified 973 765 21.7 642 754 9.1Goods not elsewhere specified - - 5 0.0Unclassified 1 108 0.0 9 356 0.1

2012


333 106 8.3 734 403 11.3

Transport equipment, parts and accessories 51 867 1.3 323 548 5.0Consumer goods not elsewhere specified 895 584 22.3 614 042 9.4Goods not elsewhere specified 3 0.0 6 0.0Unclassified 827 0.0 6 216 0.1

20131)


440 297 10.3 849 054 12.9

Transport equipment, parts and accessories 95 064 2.2 318 167 4.8Consumer goods not elsewhere specified 941 421 22.1 669 103 10.1Goods not elsewhere specified 6 0.0 108 0.0Unclassified 2 178 0.1 5 472 0.11) Previous data


Transport, Tourism, Trade and Other Services

Internet usage by population aged 15 - 74

2012 2013

Internet users within the last 3 months1) 926 903 1 053 544

Frequency of Internet usage in the last 3 months1)

- every day 708 746 845 146

- at least once a week 157 666 161 790

- regularly using the Internet (every day or at least once a week) 866 412 1 006 936

- at least once a month or less than once a week 52 614 46 608

1) The period "last 3 months" is the first quarter of the year

The number of persons aged 15 -74 that used the Internet in the period January - March 2013, compared to the same period of 2012, increased by 14%.

Households with internet access at home

In 2013, 65.1% of households had access to the Internet at home, which represents a growth of 6.8 percentage points in comparison with 2012.

In 2013, 65.0% of the households had broadband connection to the Internet.



Type of internet connection in enterprises with 10 or more employees

In 2013, 91% of the enterprises (with 10 or more employees) had broadband Internet connection (fixed or mobile), which is 4 percentage points more than in 2012.



Passengers carried by mode of transportthousands

2003 2008 2013

Road transport 11 836 10 147 16 052

Urban transport 94 744 64 378 69 063

Rail transport 902 1 448 853

Air transport 530 694 1 067

Goods carried by mode of transporttonnes

2003 2008 2013

Road transport, thousand 22 751 20 075 31 346

Rail transport, thousand 2 390 4 206 2 283

Air transport 1 802 2 159 2 515

Killed and injured persons in traffic accidents



In 2013, road passenger transport, with a share of 94.6%, was dominant over rail passenger transport, while in 2008 the participation was 89.3%.

In 2013, road freight transport, with a share of 92.4%, was dominant over rail freight transport, while in 2008 the participation was 84.3%.

Passenger transport by mode, in passenger-kilometresmillion

2003 2008 2013

Total 1 436 1 387 1 475

Road transport 1 344 1 239 1 395

Rail transport 92 148 80

Freight transport by mode, in tonne-kilometresmillion

2003 2008 2013

Total 5 823 4 721 5 566

Road transport 5 450 3 978 5 145

Rail transport 373 743 421

Domestic trade, 2013turnover,

in million denarsemployees

45Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles

23 522 4 101

46Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles

189 788 19 996

47Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles

195 856 47 868

In 2013, in the Trade Sector, the turnover in Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles had a share of 5.75%, and in the same sector/division the number of employees participated with 5.70%. The turnover in Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles accounted for 46.38%, and in the same sector/division the number of employees participated with 27.78%; the turnover in Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles had a share of 47.87%, and in the same sector/division the number of employees made up 66.52%.



Number of tourists and nights spent2003 2008 2013

Number of tourists

Total 483 151 605 320 701 794

Domestic 325 459 350 363 302 114

Foreign 157 692 254 957 399 680

Number of nights spent

Total 2 006 867 2 235 520 2 157 175

Domestic 1 660 667 1 648 073 1 275 800

Foreign 346 200 587 447 881 375

Tourists and nights spent by types of accommodation facilities, 2013Tourists Nights spent

Total 701 794 2 157 175

Hotels - total 482 942 1 004 770

Hotels***** 103 586 188 045

Hotels**** 176 365 384 475

Hotels*** 119 130 254 470

Hotels** 60 853 128 475

Hotels* 23 008 49 305

Boarding houses 2 295 3 827

Motels 10 918 20 083

Overnight lodging houses 5 354 7 668

Spas 27 888 221 687

Mountain lodges and houses 978 1 467

Workers' vacation facilities 13 775 51 239

Children and youth vacation facilities 15 222 67 775

Youth hotels 3 428 5 271

Camps 16 199 73 646

Houses, vacation apartments and rooms for rent - total 99 951 647 980

Temporary lodging facilities 1 452 6 231

Sleeping cars 5 654 5 654

Uncategorized accommodation establishments 15 738 39 877



The total number of tourists in 2013 was 701 794, of which about 43% were domestic tourists and the other 57% were foreign tourists. Compared to the previous year, the number of foreign tourists increased by 4% in the total number of tourists.

The number of nights spent in 2013 was 2 157 175, of which about 59% by domestic and the other 41% by foreign tourists. Compared to the previous year, the number of nights spent by foreign tourists increased by 3% in the total number of nights spent.

Tourists by country of origin, 2013

Accommodation capacity in hotels, 2013Number of rooms Number of beds

Hotels - total 6 792 14 724

Hotels***** 969 1 740

Hotels**** 1 958 4 170

Hotels*** 1 715 3 806

Hotels** 1 302 3 092

Hotels* 848 1 916


Multi-Domain Statistics

Share of gross fixed capital formation in GDP, by sector%

2009 2010 2011 20121)

Total 19.9 19.1 20.6 23.0

Business 12.2 11.6 12.3 14.1

Government 3.3 3.0 3.8 3.6

Household 4.4 4.5 4.5 5.3

An increase in gross fixed capital formation was registered in 2012 that led to a 2.4% growth in its share in total GDP. An increase was registered in the business and the household sector.

Dispersion of regional GDP, per capita%

2010 2011 20121)

Dispersion of regional GDP, per capita 31.0 29.3 31.5

1) Preliminary data

The dispersion of regional GDP as a measure of the degree of economic development of a region is zero when the GDP per inhabitant in all regions of a country is identical, and it rises if there is an increase in the distance between a region's GDP per inhabitant and the country mean. In 2012, regional dispersion of GDP increased by 2.2%.

Share of research and development expenditure in GDP%

2008 2009 2010 2011

0.23 0.20 0.22 0.22

Sustainable Development

Participation of research and development expenditure in total GDP is constantly low. The trend continued in 2011 when research and development expenditure remained the same at 0.22% of GDP.



Employment rate of persons aged 20- 64, total and by gender%

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Total 47.9 48.1 48.4 48.2 50.3

Men 58.4 58.4 57.8 57.5 59.7

Women 37.1 37.5 38.8 38.7 40.7

The increase in the employment rate (20-64 years), which has been observed over the past years, continued in 2013. In general, men have better access to the labour market, but in 2013 the situation got better for both women and men.

Source:Labour Force Survey

Employment rate of older workers




Unemployment rate of persons aged 15-74%

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Total 32.2 32.0 31.4 31.0 29.0Men 31.8 31.9 31.8 31.5* 29.0Women 32.8 32.3 30.8 30.3* 29.0Age group15-24 55.1 53.7 55.3 53.9 51.925-74 29.0 29.3 28.5 28.2 26.3

*Corrected data

It is mainly young and older workers, women and low-skilled people that suffer most from joblessness. The unemployment rate of young workers (aged 15 to 24), which peaked at 65.7% in 2003, has since improved to reach 51.9% in 2013. Gender did not affect the unemployment rate in 2013, which was the same for both men and women, 29.0%.

People living in jobless households, by age groups

The changes in the share of children and adults living in jobless households in Macedonia are characterised by a significant decrease over the past years.

Total long-term unemployment rate%

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

31.7 32.3 31.1 29.7 28.7 26.3 26.7 25.9 25.5 23.9

Source: Labour Force Survey




The downward trend of the poverty rate continued in 2011 as well, when it reached 27.1%. Analysed by gender, the poverty rate was higher among women, 27.5%. Young persons under 18 were at a higher risk of poverty, 35.6%, while the risk was the lowest among persons aged 65+ that primarily rely on pensions and social transfers.

Life expectancy at age 65, by genderyears

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Men 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.8 13.9 14.0 14.0

Women 15.3 15.3 15.7 15.2 15.4 15.4 15.7 15.8 16.0 16.0

Early school-leavers%

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

25.7 23.1 22.2 19.9 19.6 16.2 15.5 13.5 11.7 11.4


Lifelong learning%

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

2.3 2.3 2.3 2.8 2.5 3.3 3.2 3.4 4.0 3.5



At-risk-of-poverty rate by age and gender(60% of median equivalent income)

2010 2011Total Men Women Total Men Women

Total 27.3 27.9 26.6 27.1 26.7 27.5

0-17 31.4 32.4 30.4 35.6 34.1 37.1

18-64 26.9 27.0 26.7 25.9 25.8 25.9

65 and over 20.6 22.8 18.8 21.0 19.6 22.2Source: Survey on Income and Living Conditions



Death rate due to chronic diseases

The death rate due to chronic diseases has been constantly on the rise over the last period, but in 2013 the situation got better, decreasing to 156.5 per 100 000 persons.

The situation, although slightly improved, is more unfavourable for men with a death rate of 194.3, while for women it dropped to 117.4 deaths..


Energy consumption of transport relative to GDP

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

kgoe/1000 euro 91.5 87.5 83.3 79.0 85.5 83.8 90.2 91.7 92.9 91.4

In 2012, for generation of a thousand euro output about 91.4 kgoe of energy consumption was needed. Over the recent period, GDP in the Republic of Macedonia grew faster annually on average (2.3%) than the energy consumption of the transport sector (2.0%). As a result, the energy consumption of transport per unit of GDP decreased by an average of 0.3% per year, indicating a small relative decoupling.



Municipal waste, per capitakg/capita

2011 2012 2013

Generated waste 357 382 384

Collected / landfilled waste 264 270 269

Share of renewables in gross inland energy consumption%

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 20121)

Total 11.3 10.2 10.9 7.8 8.4 11.2 14.6 10.4 9.8Hydro 4.6 4.5 4.8 2.9 2.4 3.9 7.3 3.9 3.0Biomass 6.2 5.4 5.7 4.6 5.7 6.9 6.9 6.1 6.4Geothermal 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4Biodiesel - - - - 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0Solar electricity - - - - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0

1) Preliminary data

The total quantity of generated municipal waste per capita in 2013 is estimated at 384 kg, or 1.05 kg per day, of which 79.0% is disposed of in landfills.

Electricity consumption by households

Consumption decreased by 2.5% in 2012 comapred to the previous year. This is in contrast to the global trend - increased consumption due to several factors, including changed lifestyles demanding greater comfort and more home equipment, and an increasing number of households and corresponding needs for electrical appliances.



Business entities

Number of active business entities by sectors of activity according to the National Classification of Activities - NKD Rev.2

Sectors of activity2012 2013

Total % Total %

Total 74 424 100.0 71 290 100.0

A/А Agriculture, forestry and fishing 3 072 4.1 2 866 4.0

B/Б Mining and quarrying 182 0.2 164 0.2

C/В Manufacturing 8 251 11.1 7 918 11.1

D/Г Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 134 0.2 132 0.2

E/ДWater supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities

321 0.4 306 0.4

F/Ѓ Construction 4 541 6.1 4 322 6.1

G/EWholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles

27 307 36.7 25 429 35.7

H/Ж Transportation and storage 6 445 8.7 6 095 8.5

I/З Accommodation and food service activities 4 611 6.2 4 482 6.3

J/Ѕ Information and communication 1 515 2.0 1 446 2.0

K/И Financial and insurance activities 413 0.6 390 0.5

L/Ј Real estate activities 493 0.7 485 0.7

M/К Professional, scientific and technical activities 5 707 7.7 5 817 8.2

N/Л Administrative and support service activities 1 438 1.9 1 514 2.1

O/ЉPublic administration and defence; compulsory social security

268 0.4 258 0.4

P/М Education 1 020 1.4 1 025 1.4

Q/Н Human health and social work activities 3 298 4.4 3 315 4.7

R/Њ Arts, entertainment and recreation 1 176 1.6 1 179 1.7

S/О Other service activities 4 232 5.7 4 147 5.8

Т/ПActivities of households as employers; undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of households for own use

- - - -

U/РActivities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies

- - - -


Business entities

According to the data of the State Statistical Office, the number of active business entities in the

Republic of Macedonia in 2013 was 71 290, and compared to 2012 it decreased by 4.2%.

The sectors with the highest share in the structure of business entities were: Wholesale and retail

trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (36.7% in 2012 and 35.7% in 2013) and Manufacturing

(11.1% in both years), whereas the sectors with the lowest share were: Electricity, gas, steam and air

conditioning supply and Mining and quarrying (0.2% in both years).

The structure of active business entities according to the number of persons employed is dominated

by business entities with 1-9 persons employed (82.0% in 2012 and 85.0% in 2013), followed by business

entities with no persons employed (or the entities did not provide information about persons employed)

with 9.6% in 2012 and 6.2% in 2013, and entities with 10-19 persons employed (3.9% in 2012 and 4.2%

in 2013), while entities with 250 or more persons employed had the lowest share (only 0.3% in both

years).

Number of active business entities by number of persons employed

Total 0¹) 1-9 10-19 20-49 50-249 250 +

2012 74 424 7 158 61 053 2 937 1 795 1 280 201

2013 71 290 4 415 60 599 2 989 1 787 1 291 209

1) Including enterprises with unascertained number of employees


Business entities

Enterprise births by legal form, 20121)

Legal form Total %

Total 8 329 100.0

Sole proprietor and natural person that independently performs some activity

2 168 26.0

Limited liability company and joint stock company 5 114 61.4

Other legal forms 1 047 12.6

1) Sectors of activity A/А, O/Љ, T/П and U/Р and class 64.20 are excluded

Enterprise deaths by legal form, 20101)

Legal form Total %

Total 9 794 100.0

Sole proprietor and natural person that independently performs some activity

2 592 26.5

Limited liability company and joint stock company 5 672 57.9

Other legal forms 1 530 15.6

1) Sectors of activity A/А, O/Љ, T/П and U/Р and class 64.20 are excluded

The number of enterprise births in the Republic of Macedonia in 2012 was 8329, while the number

of enterprise deaths in the Republic of Macedonia in 2010 was 9794 (sectors A/А, O/Љ, T/П и U/Р and

class 64.20 from the National Classification of Activities – NKD Rev.2 are excluded).

Analysed by legal form, the majority of enterprise births (5114) and enterprise deaths (5672) were

limited liability companies and joint stock companies.


Republic of Macedonia and the European Union

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Basic data, 2012Mid-year population

estimate in thousandsArea (km2)

Population density, per km2

Republic of Macedonia 2 061 25 713 80Austria 8 466 83 871 101Belgium 11 139 30 528 365Bulgaria 3 8371) 110 879 66Croatia 4 2681) 56 594 75Czech Republic 10 511 78 866 133Denmark 5 587 43 094 130Estonia 1 340 45 227 30Finland 5 401 336 852 16France 63 556 551 500 115Germany 81 932 357 137 229Greece 11 2901) 131 957 86Hungary 9 9191) 93 026 107Ireland 4 5851 69 825 66Italy 60 851 301 339 202Latvia 2 0321) 64 562 31Lithuania 3 008 65 300 46Luxembourg 525 2 586 203Malta 418 316 1 321Netherlands 16 730 37 354 448Poland 38 538 311 888 124Portugal 10 5421) 92 212 114Romania 21 3561) 238 391 90Slovakia 5 408 49 036 110Slovenia 2 057 20 273 101Spain 46 163 505 992 91Sweden 9 519 450 295 21United Kingdom 63 244 242 495 261Iceland 321 103 000 3Montenegro 622 13 812 45Turkey 75 176 783 562 961) Provisional dataSource: United Nations Statistics Division, Demographic Yearbook 2012, Table 3; State Statistical Office



Old-age-dependency ratio%

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Republic of Macedonia 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 16.9EU (28 countries) 25.8 26.1 26.31) 26.91) 27.5EU (27 countries) 25.7 26.1 26.31) 26.91) 27.5Belgium 25.9 26.0 26.01) 26.4 26.8Bulgaria 26.1 26.5 27.0 27.8 28.5Czech Republic 21.1 21.7 22.3 23.4 24.6Denmark 24.1 24.9 25.7 26.7 27.6Germany 30.9 31.4 31.2 31.2 31.3Estonia 25.8 25.9 26.0 26.5 27.2Ireland 16.0 16.5 17.2 17.9 18.6Greece 28.1 28.4 29.2 30.0 30.9Spain 24.1 24.6 25.2 25.7 26.3France 25.4 25.6 25.9 26.7 27.5Croatia 26.8 26.7 26.5 26.7 27.1Italy 30.9 31.2 31.3 32.0 32.7Cyprus 17.8 17.8 18.0 18.1 18.8Latvia 26.2 26.8 27.2 27.6 28.1Lithuania 25.4 25.6 26.6 26.9 27.2Luxembourg 20.5 20.4 20.3 20.31) 20.2Hungary 23.8 24.2 24.4 24.61) 25.1Malta 20.3 21.4 22.7 23.9 25.1Netherlands 22.3 22.8 23.3 24.4 25.5Austria 25.7 26.1 26.0 26.3 26.8Poland 18.9 19.0 18.91) 19.4 20.1Portugal 27.0 27.5 28.2 28.8 29.4Romania 23.1 23.4 23.4 23.7 23.9Slovenia 23.6 23.8 23.9 24.4 25.0Slovakia 17.0 17.3 17.5 17.8 18.4Finland 25.2 25.6 26.5 27.7 28.9Sweden 27.1 27.7 28.4 29.2 29.9United Kingdom 24.3 24.6 24.9 25.6 26.4Iceland 17.2 17.9 18.4 18.9 19.5Montenegro 19.1 18.82) 18.9 19.0 19.4Turkey 10.2 10.5 10.8 10.9 11.1

1) Break in series

Source: Eurostat, 1 April 2014; State Statistical Office



Total fertility rate

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Republic of Macedonia 1.47 1.52 1.56 1.46 1.51EU (28 countries) 1.61 1.60 1.61 1.581) 1.581)

EU (27 countries) 1.61 1.6 1.61 1.581) 1.581)

Belgium 1.85 1.84 1.86 1.811) 1.79Bulgaria 1.56 1.66 1.57 1.51 1.50Czech Republic 1.51 1.51 1.51 1.43 1.45Denmark 1.89 1.84 1.87 1.75 1.73Germany 1.38 1.36 1.39 1.36 1.38Estonia 1.72 1.70 1.72

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