October 9 (SeeNews) - Croatia's trade deficit rose to 49.4 billion kuna ($7.3 billion/6.6 billion euro) in the eight months through August, from 46.6 billion kuna in the prior-year period, the country's statistical office said on Wednesday.
Exports increased 5.8% on the year in the eight-month period, reaching 74.1 billion kuna, while imports rose 5.9% to 123.5 billion kuna, the Croatian Bureau of Statistics said in a statement, citing preliminary data.
Croatia's exports to the EU rose to 50.1 billion kuna in the review period, from 47.9 billion kuna a year earlier. The country's imports from the EU grew to 99.6 billion kuna, from 91.3 billion kuna.
(1 euro = 7.42563 kuna)