First Results

Quarterly Gross Domestic Product for Third Quarter of 2016
- According to the first estimate the quarterly gross domestic product for the third quarter of 2016
increased in the real terms by 2.9% as compared to the same quarter of 2015.

AVERAGE NET EARNINGS

The average monthly paid off net earning per person in paid employment in legal entities of the Republic of Croatia
for November 2016 amounted to 5 805 kuna.

AVERAGE GROSS EARNINGS

The average monthly gross earning per person in paid employment in legal entities in the Republic of Croatia
for November 2016 amounted to 7 959 kuna.

CONSUMER PRICE INDICES

Prices of goods and services for personal consumption, measured by consumer price indices,
- in December 2016, decreased by 0.2% at the average as compared to November 2016
- increased by 0.2%, as compared to December 2015

REGISTERED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE

The registered unemployment rate for December 2016 was 14,8%.

FOREIGN TRADE IN GOODS OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
January - November 2016 ¹⁾

The First Results of foreign trade in goods statistics of the Republic of Croatia may differ from data issued in the standard first release entitled “Foreign Trade in Goods of the Republic of Croatia, January – November 2016” (publishing date: 8 February 2017) in printed form and at the website of the Croatian Bureau of Statistics (www.dzs.hr).

1. FOREIGN TRADE IN GOODS OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA, KUNA
Thousand kuna
	Jan - Nov 2015	Jan - Nov 2016
Exports²⁾	80 790 156	83 253 330
EU Member States²⁾	53 931 363	55 475 944
Non-EU Member States	26 858 794	27 777 386
Imports²⁾	129 647 472	133 606 251
EU Member States²⁾	100 824 608	104 186 408
Non-EU Member States	28 822 864	29 419 843
Balance of foreign trade in goods	-48 857 316	-50 352 921
Coverage of import by export, %	62,3	62,3
^{1) Provisional data 2) Including the estimate of the trade value below the exemption threshold for the period from January 2015 to October 2016. The estimate of the trade value below the exemption threshold for November 2016 is included in the First Release No. 4.2.1/10. (publishing date: 8 February 2017).}

RETAIL TRADE TURNOVER IN NOVEMBER 2016

I The retail trade turnover in real terms, generated in November 2016 by all business entities engaged in that activity irrespective of their main activity, was by 2.7% higher than in November 2015 (working-day adjusted data).
Compared to October 2016, it was in real terms by 1.6% lower (seasonally and working-day adjusted data).

II The total retail trade turnover in real terms, generated in November 2016 by all business entities with the retail trade as their main activity (retail traders), was by 0.3% lower than in November 2015 (working-day adjusted data).
Compared to October 2016, it was in real terms by 2.3% lower (seasonally and working-day adjusted data).

	Nov 2016 ¹⁾ Oct 2016	Nov 2016 ²⁾ Nov 2015	Nov 2016 ³⁾ Oct 2016	Nov 2016 ³⁾ Nov 2015
I. RETAIL TRADE TURNOVER
- In nominal terms	98,8	102,5	90,6	103,2
- In real terms	98,4	102,7	90,5	103,4
II. RETAIL TRADE – DIVISION 47 TOTAL
- In nominal terms	98,1	99,5	90,7	100,6
- In real terms	97,7	99,7	90,5	100,8

^{1) Seasonally and working-day adjusted indices.

2) Working-day adjusted.

3) Gross, non-adjusted indices.}

Note to users

The Croatian Bureau of Statistics has changed the package and the method of seasonal adjustment of time series of retail trade turnover data. Additional information concerning the introduction of the new method of seasonal adjustment of time series can be found in the press release of the Croatian Bureau of Statistics published on the web pages of the Croatian Bureau of Statistics.

TOURIST ACTIVITY OF POPULATION OF REPUBLIC OF CROATIA, 2014

There were 1.8 million, or 49%, of the Croatian population aged 15 and over who went in 2014 for at least one personal trip with overnight stay. There was the total of 6.6 million personal trips, of which 4.6 million (70%) took place in Croatia and 2 million (30%) abroad. The most visited country during those trips was Bosnia and Herzegovina (23%), followed by Austria and Slovenia (13% each), Italy (9%) and Germany (8%).

1. Trips with overnight stays, 2014 ¹⁾
	Number of trips ('000)	Number of nights ('000)	Total expenditure (mln kuna)	Average number of nights per trip	Average expenditure per trip (kuna)	Average daily expenditure (kuna)
Total	8 173	47 940	14 489	5,9	1 773	302
Personal	6 650	37 422	9 858	5,6	1 482	263
In Croatia	4 624	24 557	4 236	5,3	916	172
Abroad	2 026	12 865	5 622	6,3	2 775	437
Professional/Business	1 524	10 518	4 631	6,9	3 039	440
In Croatia	787	3 483	1 093	4,4	1 389	314
Abroad	737	7 035	3 537	9,5	4 801	503

^{1) Some totals do not add up due to rounding. Averages were
calculated on the whole-number basis.}

2. Same-day visits, 2014 ¹⁾
	Number of visits ('000)	Total expenditure (mln kuna)	Average expenditure per visit (kuna)
Total	12 979	5 483	422
Personal	11 319	4 743	419
In Croatia	9 669	3 683	381
Abroad	1 651	1 060	642
Professional/Business	1 659	740	446
In Croatia	1 435	598	417
Abroad	224	142	633

^{1) Some totals do not add up due to rounding. Averages were
calculated on the whole-number basis.}

LABOUR FORCE SURVEY

WORKING AGE POPULATION, BY ACTIVITY AND SEX

'000
	IV. – VI. 2015.	VII. – IX. 2015.	X. – XII. 2015.	I. – III. 2016.	IV. – VI. 2016.	VII. – IX. 2016.
Total
Working age population (15+)	3 601	3 600	3 597	3 595	3 594	3 592
Labour force	1 896	1 927	1 888	1 836	1 858	1 845
Persons in employment	1 602	1 629	1 584	1 554	1 620	1 643
Unemployed persons	295	297	304	282	238	202
Inactive population	1 705	1 673	1 710	1 759	1 736	1 747
%
Activity rate	52,7	53,5	52,5	51,1	51,7	51,4
Employment/population ratio	44,5	45,3	44,0	43,2	45,1	45,8
Unemployment rate	15,5	15,4	16,1	15,4	12,8	10,9
Unemployment rate (15 - 64)	15,8	15,6	16,3	15,6	13,0	11,1
Men
Working age population (15+)	1 718	1 718	1 717	1 716	1 715	1 714
Labour force	1 015	1 029	1 010	985	993	995
Persons in employment	859	881	860	830	870	896
Unemployed persons	157	148	150	155	123	99
Inactive population	703	689	707	731	722	720
%
Activity rate	59,1	59,9	58,8	57,4	57,9	58,0
Employment/population ratio	50,0	51,3	50,1	48,4	50,7	52,3
Unemployment rate	15,4	14,4	14,8	15,8	12,4	9,9
Unemployment rate (15 - 64)	15,7	14,5	15,0	16,0	12,6	10,1
Women
Working age population (15+)	1 883	1 882	1 881	1 880	1 879	1 878
Labour force	881	898	878	851	865	850
Persons in employment	743	749	724	724	750	747
Unemployed persons	138	150	154	127	114	103
Inactive population	1 002	984	1 003	1 028	1 014	1 027
%
Activity rate	46,8	47,7	46,7	45,3	46,0	45,3
Employment/population ratio	39,5	39,8	38,5	38,5	40,0	39,8
Unemployment rate	15,7	16,7	17,6	14,9	13,2	12,1
Unemployment rate (15 - 64)	15,9	16,9	17,8	15,1	13,4	12,3

PINDICATORS OF POVERTY AND SOCIAL INCLUSION, 2015.

At-risk-of-poverty rate, %	20,4

At-risk-of-poverty threshold, kuna
One-person household	24 900
Household consisting of two adults and two children	52 290

People at risk of poverty or social exclusion, %	29,4
People severely materially deprived (4 or more items), %	13,9
People living in households with very low work intensity, %	14,6

Inequality of income distribution – quintile share ratio (S80/S20)	5,3
Gini coefficient	30,9

POPULATION CHANGE IN THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA, 2015

Live births	37 503
Deaths	54 205
Natural growth	-16 702
Marriages	19 834
Divorces	6 010
Immigrants	11 706
Emigrants	29 651
Net migration with foreign countries	-17 945
Population on 31 December 2015	4 190 669