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The Croatian industrial sector is intensively changing and the effects
of the full scale and strategically thought out restructuring of
this sector are evident in many areas. Namely, from privatisation
to the strengthening of exports to western markets, development
of new products and innovations to existing products and manufacturing
processes, to increasing the level and standardisation of quality,
satisfying environmental protection conditions, reaching cost effectiveness,
etc. . The industry currently represents about 20% of Croatia's
Gross Domestic Product, which is getting closer to European Union
levels. The value of the industry's production level is estimated
to be around 93 billion HRK (approx. 13.0 b USD) for 1999 with an
employment level of 293,000, which represents 27 percent of Croatia's
total workforce. Industrial goods account for 97% of Croatia?s total
exports.
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