ZAGREB, August 8, 2018 - In the first seven months of 2018, 43,967 new passenger cars were sold in Croatia, up 21.2% on the year, the Promocija Plus market research company said on Wednesday.

ZAGREB, July 31, 2018 - Croatia's industrial production increased by 3.1 percent in June 2018 compared with June 2017, its first increase after three months of decline, according to figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics (DZS) on Tuesday. Compared with May 2018, industrial production jumped by 4.5 percent.

ZAGREB, July 22, 2018 - A total of 795 building permits were issued in Croatia in May 2018, down 7.7% from the same month in 2017, and the estimated value of works for which the permits were issued was 1.85 billion kuna or 24.13% less than last year, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (DZS) shows.

ZAGREB, July 20, 2018 - In 2017, more than 47,000 people emigrated from Croatia while about 15,000 people immigrated to Croatia, which means that the population decreased by almost 32,000 that year, the latest figures from the State Bureau of Statistics (DZS) show.

ZAGREB, July 20, 2018 - At the end of the first quarter of 2018, Croatia's public debt totalled 281.3 billion kuna, a share of 76.2% in its GDP, which was 6.4 percentage points less than in the same period the year before, show statistics released by the EU's statistical office Eurostat on Friday.

ZAGREB, July 17, 2018 - Consumer prices in Croatia in June 2018 increased by 2.4% compared to June 2017, which is the highest inflation rate since April 2013, the national statistical office (DZS) reported on Friday.

ZAGREB, July 16, 2018 - Retail sales in Croatia on the days before World Cup matches and on match days increased by between 11 and 15 percent on average, the Croatian Chamber of Commerce (HGK) said on Monday.

ZAGREB, July 16, 2018 - A total of 1.044 million passengers passed through Croatian airports in May, an increase of 16.3% from May 2017, while the number of passengers in the first five months of this year was 2.469 million, up 14.5%, the national statistical office has reported.

ZAGREB, July 14, 2018 - At the end of June, there were 112,500 registered commercial accommodation facilities in Croatia with a total of 1.13 million beds, which is a 12% increase in the number of facilities and a 6.5% increase in the number of beds compared with the same time in 2017, data from the eVisitor online tourist registration service shows. The increases are largely due to a rise in family-operated facilities.

ZAGREB, July 9, 2018 - Croatia's exports reached 42.1 billion kuna in the first five months of 2018, up 1.2% from the same period in 2017, while imports rose by 4.7% to 70.6 billion kuna, according to initial figures published by the National Bureau of Statistics (DZS) on Monday.