May 28 (Reuters) – Croatia’s economy grew 2.2% in the first quarter of 2026 compared to a year earlier, helped by household spending and investment, which offset weak exports and a slowdown in government consumption, the Croatian Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday.
• The seasonally adjusted quarterly GDP remained unchanged at 0.0% compared to the fourth quarter of 2025.
• Household consumption in the first quarter rose 2.6% on the year.
• Investments also grew 2.5%.
• Government spending edged up 0.7% year-on-year, sharply slowing from 2.8% in Q4.
• Exports fell 1.6%, with goods exports down 2.3% year-on-year.
• GDP in current prices stood at €21.176 billion ($24.60 billion) in the first quarter.
($1 = 0.8608 euros)
(Reporting by Antonis Pothitos; Editing by Tomasz Janowski)
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