Core Insights - Croatia's industrial output experienced a year-on-year decline of 0.9% in July, marking the first decrease after seven consecutive months of growth [1] Group 1: Industrial Performance - Three out of five sectors reported a decline: durable consumer goods production fell by 11.8%, energy production decreased by 10.2%, and non-durable consumer goods dropped by 1.3% [1] - In contrast, the production of intermediate goods increased by 5.4%, and capital goods production rose by 3.0% [1]

Group 1 - Eurozone industrial output fell by 1.3% in June, worse than the expected decline of 1.0%, primarily due to significant drops in Germany and weak consumer goods production [1] - The revision of May's output growth from 1.7% to 1.1% indicates a weaker underlying trend than previously anticipated [1] - The second quarter GDP growth of 0.1% aligns with initial estimates, while employment growth of 0.1% matches expectations but is lower than the previous quarter's 0.2% [1] Group 2 - Year-on-year economic growth of 1.4% in the second quarter was driven by a surge in demand before the implementation of US tariffs, but this growth is expected to slow down until a potential recovery in 2026 [2] - The monthly industrial output decline was mainly attributed to Germany (-2.3%) and Ireland (-11.3%), with the latter's data being affected by tax maneuvers of multinational pharmaceutical companies [2] - All sectors, except for energy production, experienced contraction last month, with non-durable consumer goods (-4.7%) and capital goods (-2.2%) leading the decline [2]

Group 1 - The core viewpoint indicates that industrial production in the Eurozone and EU showed significant month-on-month growth in March 2025, with Eurozone production increasing by 2.6% and EU production by 1.9% [1] - The strongest monthly growth in production was observed in capital goods and durable consumer goods, both around 3% in the Eurozone [1] - Non-durable consumer goods production in the Eurozone grew by 2.3%, while energy production saw a decline of 0.5% [1] Group 2 - Year-on-year, Eurozone industrial production rose by 3.6%, with the highest growth in non-durable consumer goods at 15.7% [2] - Ireland experienced the highest monthly industrial production increase at 14.6%, while the largest decline was in Luxembourg at 6.3% [1] - The only sector that saw a decline in year-on-year production was intermediate goods, which fell by 0.2% [2]