Croatia's industrial sales grow 3.9% y/y in July

Industrial exports rose 14.7% on an annual comparison basis, while domestic industrial sales dropped 0.8%, the statistical office said in a statement.

Sales of intermediate goods increased by 7.2% on the year, while sales of non-durable consumer goods shrank 3.6%. Sales of durable goods edged down 0.8% year-on-year.

Sales of capital goods soared 38% year-on-year in July, while sales of energy fell by 5.3%.

On a monthly comparison basis, Croatia's industrial sales increased by 12.2% in July.

Croatia's industrial sales edged up 0.5% in the January-July period.