Living & ownership

Household spending in Croatia: understand diary and interview separately

When official household figures refer to housing, it helps to see how they are collected and which kind of spending belongs to which collection method.

August 17, 20261 min read2 sources

Place the survey scope in context

The DZS Household Budget Survey runs throughout 2026 and collects information on socioeconomic characteristics, personal-consumption expenditure, housing conditions and durable goods. DZS’s printed information names a randomly selected sample of 12,792 households.^1,2

Assign the 14-day diary

Selected private households keep an expenditure diary for 14 days. It records daily spending such as food, drinks, tobacco, personal-hygiene and home-cleaning products, newspapers and magazines.^1,2

Read interview data separately

According to DZS, the interview collects other household spending, including housing and utilities, clothing, transport, telecommunications and other goods and services. The diary and interview therefore represent different spending areas within one survey.^1,2