Expressed in US dollars, Croatia's exports in the first nine months of 2004 rose by 29.9 percent in relation to the same period the year before
Croatia's imports exceeded $12 billion.
The majority of Croatia's trade was conducted with the EU member countries to which Croatia exported some $3.8 billion which is 23.7 percent more than in the same period the year before. Croatia's imports from the EU member state in the first nine months amounted to $8.5 billion or 14.8 percent more than last year..
Croatia's most important foreign trade partners are Italy, German, Austria and Slovenia.