Croatia with one of biggest drops in industrial output in EU in May

"In May 2019 compared with April 2019, seasonally adjusted industrial production rose by 0.9% in the euro area (EA19) and by 0.8% in the EU28, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union," Eurostat reported on its website

"In April 2019, industrial production fell by 0.4% in the euro area and by 0.6% in the EU28. In May 2019 compared with May 2018, industrial production decreased by 0.5% in the euro area and increased by
0.4% in the EU28."

In Croatia, industrial turnover in May shrunk by 1.7% compared to April. In April industrial output was 0.2% lower than in March.

Croatia was among those EU member states that recorded the greatest drop in industrial output along with Finland (-2.9%) and Romania (-1.9%).

Among Member States for which data are available, the highest increases in industrial production were registered in Denmark (+4.4%), Ireland (+2.3%) and France (+2.1%).