Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, industrial production in the Republic of Croatia increased at the annual level. Although there was no easing of epidemiological measures in March 2021, the total working-day adjusted industrial production, compared to the same month of the previous year, increased by 9.9%. At the monthly level, compared to February 2021, the total seasonally and working-day adjusted industrial production increased by 3.4%.
The increase was recorded in all five aggregates of the Main Industrial Groupings (MIGs 2009.), with the largest increase, of 18.8%, being recorded in Durable consumer goods (CD). They were followed by Capital goods (BB), with an increase of 15.7%, Non-durable consumer goods (CN), of 10.7%, Intermediate goods (AI), of 10.4%, and Energy (AE), with an increase of 4.4%.
Of a total of 28 divisions of the NKD 2007. included in the calculation of the industrial production volume index, in March 2021 compared to the same month of the previous year, industrial production increased in 21 divisions. The highest increase was recorded in divisions 24 Manufacture of basic metals, of 37.9%, and 29 Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers, of 34.5%.
The calculation of the MIGs 2009. aggregates for the industrial production volume index was done by grouping of the NKD 2007. activities at the level of groups or divisions within divisions B, C and D (05.1 – 35.2) as follows, using alphabetic marks of abbreviations:
Al Intermediate goods: the NKD 2007. divisions and groups: 07 – 09, 10.6, 10.9, 13.1 – 13.3, 16, 17, 20.1 – 20.3, 20.5, 20.6, 22 – 24, 25.5 – 25.7, 25.9, 26.1, 26.8, 27.1 – 27.4 and 27.9
AE Energy: the NKD 2007. divisions: 05, 06, 19 and 35 (excluding 35.3)
BB Capital goods: the NKD 2007. divisions and groups: 25.1 – 25.4, 26.2, 26.3, 26.5, 26.6, 28, 29, 30.1 – 30.4, 32.5 and 33
CD Consumer durables: the NKD 2007. divisions and groups: 26.4, 26.7, 27.5, 30.9, 31, 32.1 and 32.2
CN Consumer non-durables: the NKD 2007. divisions and groups: 10.1 – 10.5, 10.7, 10.8, 11, 12, 13.9, 14, 15, 18, 20.4, 21, 32.3, 32.4 and 32.9.
