The trade deficit was HRK 7.6 billion, up 22.5% year on year, and the coverage of imports by exports was 56.7%.
Viewed in euros, exports totalled EUR 1.3 billion, down 8% over the same period of 2011, while imports went up by 2.3% to EUR 2.3 billion. The trade gap rose by 19.8% to EUR 1 billion.