India, April 9 -- Croatia's foreign trade deficit for the first two months of the year increased compared to the same period last year as exports and imports grew strongly, preliminary data from the statistical office showed on Wednesday.
The external trade deficit widened to EUR 2.866 billion from EUR 2.668 billion in the same period last year. Exports grew 9.5 percent year-on-year to EUR 3.954 billion and imports increased 8.6 percent to EUR 6.820 billion.
Shipments to EU member states rose 7.3 percent and those to non-EU countries grew 14.1 percent. Imports from EU states were 2.2 percent higher while those from non-EU countries surged 37.2 percent. The coverage of import by export was 58.0 percent from January to February 2025.
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