In December 2014 industrial production in Croatia jumped 5.3% on the year, the most since the beginning of 2009, and this was markedly more than analysts expected and the fourth straight month of increase, the national statistics office reported. Last year, industrial production increased 1.3% from 2013 for the first time after five years of decline.
Grcic said in his statement for Hina that the industrial output data were "the crown of the positive trends from 2014".
He believes that good results in industrial output, rising exports, a growth in tourism and mild recovery of personal consumption can be seen as impetus to the recovery in 2015 from the six-year-long recession.
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