ZAGREB, March 2, 2018 - The unemployment rate in the European Union in January 2018 stayed the same as in December 2017, while in Croatia it continued to decrease, putting it among the member states with the biggest annual decreases, according to the latest Eurostat figures.

ZAGREB, February 25, 2018 - Tourists visiting Croatia in self-organised trips accounted for two thirds (56 million) of the total number (86.2 million) of overnight stays registered in the country during 2017, and they also accounted for 64% (11.1 million) of the overall number of arrivals (17.4 million) last year, according to figures released by the national statistical office (DZS).

ZAGREB, Feb 24, 2018 - Consumer prices in Croatia in January 2018 dropped by 0.2% on the month, whereas compared to January 2017, prices were 1.1% higher, the latest figures released by the State Bureau of Statistics indicate.

ZAGREB, February 22. 2018 - Croatia's nine airports in 2017 saw more than 9.5 million passengers, an increase of almost 18% from the year before, show figures from the national statistical office.

Depending on the source, the number of tourists who visit Croatia differs by a million and the number of overnight stays by incredible 16 million.

ZAGREB, February 19, 2018 - 610 million euro of foreign direct investment (FDI) was registered in Croatia in the third quarter of 2017, which was 103 million euro or 14.5% less than in the same period of 2016, according to data from the Croatian National Bank (HNB).

ZAGREB, February 15, 2018 - Seasonally adjusted industrial production in December 2017 compared with November 2017 rose by 0.4% in the euro area (EA19) and by 0.3% in the EU28, while Croatia led the group of countries experiencing the biggest fall in annual industrial production, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.

ZAGREB, February 9, 2018 - Some 195,400 Croatian citizens were out of work at the end of January 2018, which was 20% or 48,734 persons fewer than at the end of January 2017, but the number of the jobless rose by 4.3% or 8,037 people compared to December 2017, the Croatian Employment Service (HZZ) stated on Friday.

ZAGREB, February 8, 2018 - Croatia's export of goods in the first 11 months of 2017 went up 13.9% on the year, while imports went up 11%, the national statistical office said on Thursday, raising its estimates from November, when it forecast that exports would go up 13.6% and imports 10.5%.

ZAGREB, February 7, 2018 - As many as 217,000 tourists visited Croatian destinations during January, which was 20% more than in January 2017, and their overnight stays climbed by 17% to 612,000, according to the statistics provided by the Croatian Tourist Board (HTZ) on the basis of figures collected by eVisitor and eCrew systems.