Mail deliveries in Croatia up 10percent y/y Q1 2005

Over 87.5 million mail items were delivered in Croatia in the first quarter of 2005, up by 10 pct year-on-year and down by 13.3 pct quarter-on-quarter, the Croatian Statistics Institute reported.

The number of internal mail deliveries accounted for 94 pct of the total. A total 80.2 million mail items were delivered within the country, an 11.5 pct year-on-year increase and 11.1 pct quarter-on-quarter decrease.

A total 1.7 million mail items were delivered from abroad, down by 17.8 pct year-on-year and 55.6 pct quarter-on-quarter, while the number of mail deliveries to foreign countries decreased by 20.7 pct year-on-year and 3.1 pct quarter-on-quarter to 3.7 million.

The number of package deliveries stood at 734,000, of which 703,000 were made within the country and 31,000 in international traffic.

A total of 388,000 telegrams were sent in Croatia, down by 1.8 pct year-on-year and 4.2 pct quarter-on-quarter.