The analysis of the Brod – Posavina county forgein trade exchange for the period from the year 2008 to the year 2012

In today’s globalized conditions of business, country’s foreign trade exchange is of great importance to its economy. The Republic of Croatia, according to its territorial constitution, is comprised of 21 counties, and the subject of this article is the analysis of foreign trade exchange of the Brod-Posavina County. According to the size and the number of residents, the Brod-Posavina County is in the middle of the mentioned 21 counties. The main objective of this paper is to determine involvement and influence of some of the counties in foreign trade exchange through the level of openness by analyzing the secondary data gathered from the Croatian Chamber of Economy and the Central Bureau of Statistics. This paper analyzes the level of foreign trade exchange, import dependence, export development and the level of openness of the Brod-Posavina County.