Editing Slavonia (section)

==Economy and transport==
{{see also|Economy of Croatia|Transport in Croatia}}
[[File:20230429.Donau.zwischen km 1255 und 1333.-032.1.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.0|Tourist cruise on the [[Danube]] in eastern Slavonia]]
The economy of Slavonia is largely based on [[wholesale]] and [[retail]] trade and [[processing industry]]. [[Food processing]] is one of the most significant types of the processing industries in the region, supporting agricultural production in the area and encompassing [[meat packing]], [[Canning|fruit and vegetable processing]], [[sugar refining]], [[confectionery]] and [[dairy industry]]. In addition, there are [[Winery|wineries]] in the region that are significant to [[economy of Croatia]]. Other types of the processing industry significant to Slavonia are [[wood processing]], including production of [[furniture]], [[cellulose]], paper and [[Cardboard (paper product)|cardboard]]; [[metalworking]], [[textile industry]] and [[glass production]]. [[Transport]] and [[civil engineering]] are two further significant economic activities in Slavonia.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Brod-Posavina County]]|language=hr|url=http://www.bpz.hr/_Data/Files/ŽRS%20BPŽ.pdf|title=Županijska razvojna strategija Brodsko-posavske županije|trans-title=County development strategy of the Brod-Posavina County|pages=27–40|location=[[Slavonski Brod]]|date=March 2011|access-date=17 June 2012}}</ref> 
[[File:Most Drava.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|Osijek cable-stayed [[Drava Highway Bridge]], the [[List of bridges in Croatia |longest bridge]] in [[Croatia]]. (81 metres longer than the [[Pelješac bridge]]).]]

The largest industrial centre of Slavonia is Osijek, followed by other county seats—Slavonski Brod, Virovitica, Požega and Vukovar, as well as several other cities, especially Vinkovci.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Vukovar-Srijem County]]|url=http://www.vusz.hr/Cms_Data/Contents/VSZ/Folders/dokumenti/upravni2/~contents/TKG2B8LCNJ8388YS/2011-10-5-4712203-informacijaostanjugospodarstvavukovarsko-srijemskezupanije2011..pdf|language=hr|title=Informacija o stanju gospodarstva Vukovarsko-srijemske županije|trans-title=Information on state of economy of the Vukovar-Srijem County|date=September 2011|access-date=29 March 2012|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233206/http://www.vusz.hr/Cms_Data/Contents/VSZ/Folders/dokumenti/upravni2/~contents/TKG2B8LCNJ8388YS/2011-10-5-4712203-informacijaostanjugospodarstvavukovarsko-srijemskezupanije2011..pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Osijek-Baranja County]]|url=http://www.obz.hr/en/index.php?tekst=101|title=County economy|access-date=29 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218080619/http://www.obz.hr/en/index.php?tekst=101|archive-date=18 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|publisher=Croatian Employment Service|url=http://www.hzz.hr/default.aspx?id=4627|language=hr|title=Gospodarstvo Virovitičko-podravske županije|trans-title=Economy of Virovitica-Podravina County|access-date=29 March 2012|archive-date=7 July 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070707032542/http://www.hzz.hr/default.aspx?id=4627|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Brod-Posavina County]]|url=http://www.bpz.hr/opci_podaci/gospodarstvo_i_poljoprivreda/default.aspx|language=hr|title=Gospodarstvo Brodsko-posavske županije|trans-title=Economy of Brod-Posavina County|access-date=29 March 2012|archive-date=2 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402065832/http://www.bpz.hr/opci_podaci/gospodarstvo_i_poljoprivreda/default.aspx}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Požega-Slavonia County]]|url=http://www.pszupanija.hr/profil-zupanije/gospodarski-profil-zupanije.html|title=Gospodarski profil županije|trans-title=Economic profile of the county|language=hr|access-date=29 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091203091223/http://www.pszupanija.hr/profil-zupanije/gospodarski-profil-zupanije.html|archive-date=3 December 2009}}</ref>

The gross domestic product (GDP) of the five counties in Slavonia combined (in year 2008) amounted to 6,454&nbsp;million [[euro]], or 8,005&nbsp;euro per capita—27.5% below Croatia's national average. The GDP of the five counties represented 13.6% of Croatia's GDP.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Croatian Bureau of Statistics]]|url=http://www.dzs.hr/Hrv_Eng/publication/2011/12-01-02_01_2011.htm|title=GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT FOR REPUBLIC OF CROATIA, STATISTICAL REGIONS AT LEVEL 2 AND COUNTIES, 2008|date=11 February 2011|access-date=29 March 2012}}</ref> Several [[Pan-European corridors|Pan-European transport corridors]] run through Slavonia: corridor Vc as the [[A5 (Croatia)|A5 motorway]], corridor X as the [[A3 (Croatia)|A3 motorway]] and a double-track railway spanning Slavonia from west to east, and corridor VII—the Danube River waterway.<ref name="EU-Corridors">{{cite web | publisher = [[European Union]] | url = http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/02/1275&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN;&guiLanguage=en | title = Transport: launch of the Italy-Turkey pan-European Corridor through Albania, Bulgaria, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Greece | date = 9 September 2002 | access-date = 6 September 2010 }}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The waterway is accessed through the Port of Vukovar, the largest Croatian river port, situated on the Danube itself, and the Port of Osijek on the Drava River, {{convert|14.5|km|abbr=off}} away from confluence of the rivers.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Centar za razvoj unutarnje plovidbe d.o.o.|language=hr|url=http://www.crup.hr/crup.hr/files/Prirucnik.pdf|title=Priručnik za unutarnju plovidbu u Republici Hrvatskoj|trans-title=Manual of inland waterways navigation in the Republic of Croatia|date=December 2006|access-date=29 March 2012}}</ref>

Another major sector of the economy of Slavonia is agriculture, which also provides part of the raw materials for the processing industry. Out of {{convert|1077403|ha|abbr=off}} of utilized agricultural land in Croatia, {{convert|493878|ha|abbr=off}}, or more than 45%, are found in Slavonia, with the largest portion of the land situated in the Osijek-Baranja and Vukovar-Syrmia counties. The largest areas are used for production of [[cereal]]s and [[oilseed]]s, covering {{convert|574916|ha|abbr=off}} and {{convert|89348|ha|abbr=off}} respectively. Slavonia's share in Croatia's agriculturally productive land is greatest in the production of cereals (53.5%), [[legume]]s (46.8%), oilseeds (88.8%), sugar beet (90%), tobacco (97.9%), plants used in pharmaceutical or perfume industry (80.9%), flowers, seedlings and seeds (80.3%) and plants used in the textile industry (69%). Slavonia also contributes 25.7% of cattle, 42.7% of pigs and 20% of the poultry stock of Croatia. There are {{convert|5138|ha|abbr=off}} of vineyards in Slavonia, representing 18.6% of total vineyards area in Croatia. Production of fruit and nuts also takes up a significant agricultural area. Apple orchards cover {{convert|1261|ha|abbr=off}}, representing 42.3% of Croatia's apple plantations, plums are produced in orchards encompassing {{convert|450|ha|abbr=off}} or 59.7% of Croatia's plum plantations and hazelnut orchards cover {{convert|319|ha|abbr=off}}, which account for 72.4% of hazelnut plantations in Croatia. Other significant permanent crops are cherries, pears, peaches and walnuts.<ref name=AGR2003>{{cite web|publisher=[[Croatian Bureau of Statistics]] |url=http://www.dzs.hr/Hrv/censuses/Agriculture2003/census_agr_tabl.html |language=hr |title=Popis poljoprivrede 2003. |trans-title=2003 Agricultural Census |access-date=29 March 2012  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121104653/http://www.dzs.hr/Hrv/censuses/Agriculture2003/census_agr_tabl.html |archive-date=21 January 2012 }}</ref>
[[File:Danube port of Vukovar, Croatia (by de.user.Perun).jpg|thumb|right|The port of Vukovar, Danube River]]
[[File:Aerodrom u Osijeku - Osijek Airport.jpg|thumb|right|[[Osijek Airport]]]]
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: right; width: auto;"
! colspan=11|Counties of Slavonia by [[GDP]], in million [[Euro]]
|-
! data-sort-type="text" | [[Counties of Croatia|County]]
! data-sort-type="number" | 2000
! data-sort-type="number" | 2001
! data-sort-type="number" | 2002
! data-sort-type="number" | 2003
! data-sort-type="number" | 2004
! data-sort-type="number" | 2005
! data-sort-type="number" | 2006
! data-sort-type="number" | 2007
! data-sort-type="number" | 2008
! data-sort-type="number" | 2009
|-
| align="left" |[[Brod-Posavina County|Brod-Posavina]]
|align=right|575
|align=right|643
|align=right|699
|align=right|717
|align=right|782
|align=right|786
|align=right|869
|align=right|931
|align=right|1,074
|align=right|968
|-
| align="left" |[[Osijek-Baranja County|Osijek-Baranja]]
|align=right|1,370
|align=right|1,499
|align=right|1,699
|align=right|1,710
|align=right|1,884
|align=right|1,999
|align=right|2,193
|align=right|2,538
|align=right|2,844
|align=right|2,590
|-
| align="left" |[[Požega-Slavonia County|Požega-Slavonia]]
|align=right|337
|align=right|371
|align=right|395
|align=right|428
|align=right|456
|align=right|472
|align=right|484
|align=right|541
|align=right|557
|align=right|510
|-
| align="left" |[[Virovitica-Podravina County|Virovitica-Podravina]]
|align=right|378
|align=right|434
|align=right|465
|align=right|478
|align=right|493
|align=right|497
|align=right|584
|align=right|616
|align=right|661
|align=right|561
|-
| align="left" |[[Vukovar-Srijem County|Vukovar-Srijem]]
|align=right|651
|align=right|723
|align=right|795
|align=right|836
|align=right|889
|align=right|964
|align=right|1,098
|align=right|1,144
|align=right|1,318
|align=right|1,180
|-class="sortbottom"
| colspan=11 align="left" |Source: [[Croatian Bureau of Statistics]]<ref name="Years2000-2006">{{cite journal|issn=1334-0565|publisher=[[Croatian Bureau of Statistics]]|journal=Priopćenja 2002–2007|url=http://www.dzs.hr/Hrv/publication/2009/12-1-5_1h2009.htm|language=hr|title=Bruto domaći proizvod za Republiku Hrvatsku, prostorne jedinice za statistiku 2. razine i županije od 2000. do 2006.|trans-title=Gross domestic product of the Republic of Croatia, 2nd tier spatial units and counties, from 2000 to 2006|date=3 July 2009|volume=46|issue=12.1.5|location=Zagreb}}</ref><ref name="Year2007">{{cite journal|issn=1330-0350|publisher=[[Croatian Bureau of Statistics]]|journal=Priopćenje DZS|volume=47|date=1 March 2010|location=Zagreb|number=12.1.2|title=Gross domestic product for Republic of Croatia, statistical regions at level 2 and counties, 2007}}</ref><ref name="Year2008">{{cite journal|issn=1330-0350|publisher=[[Croatian Bureau of Statistics]]|journal=Priopćenje DZS|volume=48|date=11 February 2011|location=Zagreb|number=12.1.2|title=Gross domestic product for Republic of Croatia, statistical regions at level 2 and counties, 2008}}</ref><ref name="Year2009">{{cite journal|issn=1330-0350|publisher=[[Croatian Bureau of Statistics]]|journal=Priopćenje DZS|volume=49|date=14 March 2012|location=Zagreb|number=12.1.2|title=Gross domestic product for Republic of Croatia, statistical regions at level 2 and counties, 2009}}</ref>
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: right; width: auto;"
! colspan=11|Counties of Slavonia by [[GDP]] per capita, in [[Euro]]
|-
! data-sort-type="text" | [[Counties of Croatia|County]]
! data-sort-type="number" | 2000
! data-sort-type="number" | 2001
! data-sort-type="number" | 2002
! data-sort-type="number" | 2003
! data-sort-type="number" | 2004
! data-sort-type="number" | 2005
! data-sort-type="number" | 2006
! data-sort-type="number" | 2007
! data-sort-type="number" | 2008
! data-sort-type="number" | 2009
|-
| align="left" |[[Brod-Posavina County|Brod-Posavina]]
|align=right|3,260
|align=right|3,633
|align=right|3,955
|align=right|4,065
|align=right|4,452
|align=right|4,487
|align=right|4,972
|align=right|5,345
|align=right|6,183
|align=right|5,606
|-
| align="left" |[[Osijek-Baranja County|Osijek-Baranja]]
|align=right|4,147
|align=right|4,537
|align=right|5,149
|align=right|5,199
|align=right|5,750
|align=right|6,127
|align=right|6,757
|align=right|7,875
|align=right|8,871
|align=right|8,112
|-
| align="left" |[[Požega-Slavonia County|Požega-Slavonia]]
|align=right|3,934
|align=right|4,320
|align=right|4,610
|align=right|5,020
|align=right|5,383
|align=right|5,605
|align=right|5,786
|align=right|6,505
|align=right|6,750
|align=right|6,229
|-
| align="left" |[[Virovitica-Podravina County|Virovitica-Podravina]]
|align=right|4,045
|align=right|4,654
|align=right|5,016
|align=right|5,176
|align=right|5,410
|align=right|5,485
|align=right|6,497
|align=right|6,923
|align=right|7,485
|align=right|6,399
|-
| align="left" |[[Vukovar-Srijem County|Vukovar-Srijem]]
|align=right|3,184
|align=right|3,528
|align=right|3,903
|align=right|4,127
|align=right|4,414
|align=right|4,807
|align=right|5,501
|align=right|5,756
|align=right|6,647
|align=right|5,974
|-class="sortbottom"
| colspan=11 align="left" |Source: [[Croatian Bureau of Statistics]]<ref name="Years2000-2006"/><ref name="Year2007"/><ref name="Year2008"/><ref name="Year2009"/>
|}

In 2010, only two companies headquartered in Slavonia ranked among top 100 [[List of companies of Croatia|Croatian companies]]—[[Belje]], agricultural industry owned by [[Agrokor]],<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Belje d.d.|url=http://www.belje.hr/eng/onama/index.asp|title=About us|access-date=17 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121115075031/http://www.belje.hr/eng/onama/index.asp|archive-date=15 November 2012}}</ref> and [[Belišće (company)|Belišće]], [[paper mill]] and paper [[packaging material]] factory,<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Belišće d.d.|url=http://www.belisce.hr/onama/O%20nama.aspx|language=hr|title=Od 1884. do danas|trans-title=From 1884 until today|access-date=17 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120623142729/http://www.belisce.hr/onama/O%20nama.aspx|archive-date=23 June 2012}}</ref> headquartered in [[Darda, Croatia|Darda]] and [[Belišće]] respectively, both in Osijek-Baranja County. Belje ranks as the 44th and Belišće as the 99th largest Croatian company by [[Earnings before interest and taxes|income]]. Other significant businesses in the county include civil engineering company [[Osijek-Koteks]] (rank 103),<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Osijek-Koteks|url=http://www.osijek-koteks.hr/index.php?page=o-nama|language=hr|title=Na čvrstim temeljima povijesti|trans-title=On solid foundations of history|access-date=17 June 2012|archive-date=23 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523174530/http://www.osijek-koteks.hr/index.php?page=o-nama}}</ref> [[Saponia]] [[detergent]] and [[personal care]] product factory (rank 138),<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Saponia|url=http://www.saponia.hr/company|title=Company profile|access-date=17 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120618120441/http://www.saponia.hr/company|archive-date=18 June 2012}}</ref> [[Biljemerkant]] retail business (rank 145),<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Biljemerkant|url=http://www.biljemerkant.hr/eng/onama.php|title=About us|access-date=17 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908004200/http://www.biljemerkant.hr/eng/onama.php|archive-date=8 September 2012}}</ref> and [[Našicecement]] [[cement plant]] (rank 165), a part of [[Nexe Grupa]] construction product manufacturing company.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Nexe Grupa|url=http://www.nexe.hr/default.aspx?ID=1071|title=Structure of shareholders|access-date=17 June 2012}}</ref> Sugar refining company [[Viro (company)|Viro]],<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Viro|url=http://www.secerana.hr/default.aspx?id=130|title=History of the factory|access-date=17 June 2012}}</ref> ranked the 101st and headquartered in Virovitica, is the largest company in Virovitica-Podravina County. Đuro Đaković Montaža d.d., a part of metal processing industry [[Đuro Đaković (company)|Đuro Đaković Holding]] of Slavonski Brod,<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Đuro Đaković Holding|url=http://www.duro-dakovic.com/company_profile/about_as/default.aspx|title=About us|access-date=18 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626213210/http://www.duro-dakovic.com/company_profile/about_as/default.aspx|archive-date=26 June 2012}}</ref> ranks the 171st among the Croatian companies and it is the largest business in Brod-Posavina County. Another agricultural industry company, [[Kutjevo (company)|Kutjevo d.d.]], headquartered in [[Kutjevo]], is the largest company in Požega-Slavonia County,<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Kutjevo d.d.|url=http://www.kutjevo.com/en/about-us/vision-and-mission|title=Vision and mission|access-date=18 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922130624/http://www.kutjevo.com/en/about-us/vision-and-mission|archive-date=22 September 2013}}</ref> ranks the 194th in Croatia by business income. Finally, the largest company by income in Vukovar-Syrmia county is another Agrokor owned agricultural production company—[[Vupik]], headquartered in Vukovar,<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Agrokor]]|url=http://www.agrokor.hr/hr-HR/Vupik.html|language=hr|title=Vupik|access-date=18 June 2012|archive-date=17 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717214050/http://www.agrokor.hr/hr-HR/Vupik.html}}</ref> and ranking the 161st among the companies headquartered in Croatia.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=[[Privredni vjesnik]]|url=http://issuu.com/nestar/docs/400naj2010|pages=38–50|title=Rang-ljestvica 400 najvećih|language=hr|trans-title=Ranking of the top 400|date=July 2011|publisher=[[Croatian Chamber of Commerce]]|volume=58|issue=3687|access-date=17 June 2012}}</ref>