The number of industrial workers in Croatia in May 2021 was 0.1% lower than in April 2021 and 0.4% lower than in May 2020, according to the data provided by the National Bureau of Statistics (DZS).

Month on month, the largest decreases were recorded in the manufacture of machinery and equipment (-1.7%) and manufacture of tobacco products (-1.7%), while the largest increase was observed in the manufacture of beverages (+2.8%).

Year on year, the largest decreases were recorded in mining support services (-28.6%), the manufacture of refined petroleum products (-23.3%), the manufacture of other means of transport (-13.5%) and the manufacture of textiles (-11.3%).

Year on year, the largest increases in the number of workers were observed in the manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (+10.7%), computer, electronic and optical products (+8.5%), manufacture of metals (+6.2%), extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas (5.6%), manufacture of electrical equipment, (+4.3%) other manufacturing (+4.3%), and basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations (+4.2%).

In the first five months of this year, compared with the same period of last year, the total number of industrial workers declined by 1.4%, while labour productivity increased by 10.5%.

In May 2021, industrial production rose by 15.8% year on year for the sixth month in a row, indicating further recovery of production and the entire economy from the coronavirus crisis.

In the first five months of 2021, compared with the same period in 2020, industrial production increased by 9.9% after a fall of 3.4% last year due to the coronavirus outbreak.