India, May 29 -- Croatia's industrial production growth accelerated for the first time in three months in April, preliminary data from the statistical office showed on Thursday.

The seasonally and working-day adjusted industrial production grew 6.5 percent year-on-year in April, following a 3.2 percent increase in March.

Among the main industrial groupings, the energy industry registered strong output growth of 26.0 percent. This was followed by a 4.2 percent increase in intermediate goods production. Meanwhile, durable consumer goods output plunged by 11.0 percent.

On a monthly basis, industrial production recovered 2.5 percent in April after falling 1.5 percent in March.

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