Statistical Analysis of Croatian Food Industry

Prehrambena industrija predstavlja jedan od glavnih dijelova svih suvremenih i modernih gospodarstava. Razlog leţi u tome što je veliki broj ljudi zaposlen u ovoj industriji, ona ostvaruje najveće prihode unutar same preraĊivaĉke industrije te ima izniman broj proizvodnih jedinica. Ova gospodarska grana bavi se preradom razliĉitih poljoprivrednih proizvoda. S obzirom da je hrana egzistencijalna potreba ljudi, tako je i u toku proteklih razdoblja krize, prehrambena industrija u Republici Hrvatskoj kao i u Europskoj uniji poslovala uspješno i bez znaĉajnog pogoršanja ekonomskih pokazatelja zabiljeţenih u ostalim gospodarskim djelatnostima. No unatoĉ dobrom poslovanju, rezultati analize 4 velika hrvatska prehrambena poduzeća pokazuju da ona iskazuju neprestane fluktuacije u kretanjima statistiĉkih pokazatelja likvidnosti, zaduţenosti, aktivnosti i profitabilnosti. Glavne odrednice pogleda u budućnost za razvoj prehrambene industrije u Europskoj uniji, pa time i u Republici Hrvatskoj, donosi izvješće Europske komisije pod imenom Konkurentnost europske industrije hrane i pića. Cilj Republike Hrvatske je maksimalno iskoristiti vlastite mogućnosti kako bi se povećala konkurentnost i izvoz, a smanjio uvoz, no kako bi se to ostvarilo prvi je cilj stabilnost poslovanja unutar samih poduzeća.The food industry is one of the main parts of all modern economies. The reason is that a large number of people are employed in this industry; it earns the largest revenue within the manufacturing industry itself and has a large number of production units. This industry deals with the processing of various agricultural products. Food is a necessity for people, and even during the past crisis periods, the food industry in the Republic of Croatia and in the European Union has managed to operate without significant deterioration of economic indicators recorded in other economic activities. Despite the good business, the results of the analysis 4 of the large Croatian food companies show that they show steady fluctuations in the movements of statistical indicators of liquidity, debt, activity and profitability. The main determinants of the future development of this industry in the European Union, including the Republic of Croatia, are the European Commission's report entitled Competitiveness of the European Food and Drink Industry. The goal of Republic of Croatia is to maximize its own opportunities to increase competitiveness and export while reducing imports, but for this goal to be fulfilled it is necessary to first obtain the stability of business within the companies