Croatia among EU countries with highest export increases

In the first three months of 2015 Croatia was among the three EU countries with the highest annual jumps in commodity exports and it also recorded the highest increase in commodity imports from other EU countries, data from the EU's statistical office Eurostat shows.

In the first quarter of this year Croatian commodity exports jumped 14% compared to the same period of 2014. Higher export growth rates were reported only in Cyprus, 54%, and Ireland, 18%.

Croatia's commodity exports to other EU countries in Q1 went up 17%, and only Cyprus registered a higher export growth rate, of 65%, shows Eurostat data published on Tuesday.

Croatia also recorded a two-digit annual commodity export growth rate in Q1, of 10%, to markets outside the EU. Among the member-countries, the highest annual growth rate of commodity exports to non-EU markets was recorded by Cyprus, of 40%, followed by Ireland and Malta, with 22% and 19% respectively.

(Text: Hina)
 

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