Month-on-month, retail sales went up by 0.9% in April, following a 14.4% increase in March.

At current prices, April retail sales added 7.3% on the year and were 1.6% higher on the month.

A separate report from the Belgrade-based statistics agency showed that the country's industrial production increased by 0.4% year-on-year in April, after expanding by an annual 0.9% in March.

On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, industrial output fell by 1.2%.