Croatia Industrial Output Decline Slows

Croatia's industrial production fell 1.1% year-on-year in May 2026, easing from a 2.1% decline in April. Mining and quarrying contracted 5.0%, following a 0.7% drop a month earlier. Manufacturing output declined 2.4% after falling 1.5%, weighed down by sharper declines in clothing (-16.6% vs -14.2%), paper products (-9.9% vs -5.1%), computers, electronic and optical products (-21.1% vs -3.3%), furniture (-10.0% vs -9.5%), and other transport equipment (-33.1% vs -28.3%). In contrast, electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply rebounded 0.9%, following an 11.3% decline in April. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, industrial production fell 2.0% in May, extending April's 0.6% decline.

Croatia’s industrial production dropped by 2.1% year-on-year in April 2026, reversing a 0.8% increase in the previous month. This was the sharpest fall since November 2024 due to lower output in manufacturing (-1.5% vs 1.8% in March), mining and quarrying (-0.7% vs 3.3%), and electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply (-11.3% vs -6.2%). Within the manufacturing sector, notable declines were recorded in other transport equipment (-28.3% vs 27.2%), textiles (-16.0% vs 3.0%), wearing apparel (-14.3% vs 3.7%), leather and related products (-16.2% vs 6.4%), and other non-metallic mineral products (-14.9% vs 7.4%). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, industrial production decreased by 0.6%, following a revised 1.1% decline in March. In the January-April period, output was 0.2% lower compared to the same period last year.

Croatia’s industrial production rose by 0.8% year-on-year in March 2026, easing from a 1.2% increase in the previous month. Electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply fell 6.2%, reversing sharply from a 7.2% surge in the previous month. Meanwhile, manufacturing output increased at a faster pace (1.9% vs 1.3% in February), led by machinery and equipment n.e.c. (3.8%), textiles (3.8%), leather and related products (6.3%), basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations (26.7%), rubber and plastic products (6.0%), and other non-metallic mineral products (7.6%). At the same time, mining and quarrying rebounded, rising 3.4% after a 4.1% decline in February. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, industrial production fell 1.7%, following a 0.8% decline in the previous month. Over the January–March period, output rose 0.4% compared with the same period last year.