ZAGREB, 9 November, 2021 - Croatia's commodity exports reached HRK 100.3 billion in the first nine months of 2021, which is an increase of 24.9% compared with the same period of 2020, while imports rose by 20.6% to HRK 153.4 billion, according to initial data published by the National Bureau of Statistics (DZS) on Tuesday.
The foreign trade deficit increased by HRK 6.2 billion to HRK 53.1 billion. Coverage of imports by exports was 65.4%.
Exports to EU member states grew by 25.6% to HRK 66.6 billion, while imports from those countries increased by 16.9% to HRK 117.6 billion.
Exports to non-EU countries went up by 23.2% to HRK 31.7 billion, while imports from those countries rose by 34.8% to HRK 35.7 billion.
Expressed in euro, Croatian exports in the first nine months of 2021 totalled €13.3 billion, up by 24.6% on the year, while at the same time imports increased by 20.3% to €20.4 billion.
The foreign trade deficit was slightly below €7 billion.
Exports to EU member states amounted to €9.1 billion, up by 25.4%, while imports from those countries rose by 16.6% to €15.6 billion.
Exports to non-EU countries went up by 22.8% to €4.2 billion, while imports form those countries increased by 34.4% to €4.7 billion.
