LONG-TERM CHARACTERISTICS OF PERSONAL CONSUMPTION IN THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA

Osobna potrošnja kao komponenta agregatne potražnje multiplikativno utječe na ukupna gospodarska kretanja. Sustavno praćenje i istraživanje osobne potrošnje u razvijenim je zemljama značajno za kreiranje i provođenje ekonomske i socijalne politike. U članku se istražuju dugoročna obilježja osobne potrošnje u Republici Hrvatskoj, a rezultati istraživanja uspoređuju se s kretanjem osobne potrošnje u odabranim zemljama razvijenog tržišnog sustava, i u zemljama u tranziciji.Personal consumption as a component of aggregate demand multiplatively influences entire economic development. Systematic observation and research of personal consumption is important for creation and implementation of economic and social policy in developed countries. The author analyzes long-term characteristics of personal consumption in the Republic of Croatia, and the research results are compared with development of personal consumption in selected countries of developed market system and of countries in transition