Croatia industrial output growth quickens in February

Croatia's industrial output rose by 4.9% year-on-year in February, after growing by 1.8% in January, the Zagreb-based Central Bureau of Statistics (Crostat) said on Wednesday, quoting working day-adjusted data.
Output increased sharply for manufacturing by 4.4%, mainly boosted by the manufacture of computer, electronic & optical products (17.9%); basic metals (14.5%) and pharmaceutical products & pharmaceutical preparations (17.7%).
Meantime, production for electricity, gas, steam & air conditioning supply rose by 6.3% (vs 13.1% in January) and it fell for mining by 13.6% (vs -12.7% in January). On a monthly basis, industrial output rose 3.4%, after a 1.5% increase in the prior month.
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