Retail sales in Croatia rose by 3.3% year-on-year in March 2026 from 3.1% in the previous month. This marked the highest level since December 2025, as sales increased in non-food products excluding automotive fuels and lubricants (8% vs 6.5% in February). At the same time, activity declined at a softer pace for automotive fuels and lubricants (-4.7% vs -8.7%). In contrast, sales growth moderated for food, beverages, and tobacco (3.1% vs 5.8%), trade excluding automotive fuels and lubricants in specialized stores (4.6% vs 6.1%), and retail activity via the internet or mail order (4.9% vs 13%). On a monthly basis, retail activity grew by 0.9% in March, rebounding from a 0.2% drop in the preceding period. For the January-March period, retail sales increased by 3.1% compared with the same period a year earlier. source: Croatian Bureau of Statistics
Retail Sales in Croatia increased 3.30 percent in March of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Retail Sales YoY in Croatia averaged 3.47 percent from 2001 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 34.20 percent in April of 2021 and a record low of -25.50 percent in April of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - Croatia Retail Sales YoY - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Croatia Retail Sales YoY - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on May of 2026.
Retail Sales in Croatia increased 3.30 percent in March of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Retail Sales YoY in Croatia is expected to be 2.60 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Croatia Retail Sales YoY is projected to trend around 2.50 percent in 2027 and 2.40 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.