This paper deals with the analysis of industrial production trends in the period 2008-2019. The theoretical part of the paper describes the development of industry and industrial production and the importance of industrial production for the economy. The share of industry in economic development increases to a certain extent, after which it begins to gradually decrease. This is expressed in more developed countries where the importance of other sectors is increasing, such as information and communication, science and education, culture, etc. Nevertheless, industrial production remains one of the main drivers of the economy in most countries. Industrialization in the Republic of Croatia in the true sense appeared only in the 1950s and its development accelerated until the 1970s, which was too short to reach the developed countries of Europe and to create preconditions for long-term economic development. The problem is that the last industrial strategy was adopted for the period 2014-2020, which means that the Republic of Croatia does not have a strategic plan for the development of industry for the current period. The analysis of industrial production in the Republic of Croatia indicated several trends. Looking at the start and end period, industrial production is growing. The industrial production index records better values at the beginning of the period than at the end, but this is a different indicator from the value of industrial production because it also takes into account the added value of individual activities and the products themselves. The number of employees in industrial production compared to the initial observed year and the initial period is declining, but in the last few years, higher numbers of employees in industry have been recorded every year. Finally, the share of industry in GDP at the end of the final period is smaller than at the beginning, which indicates a slightly smaller economic importance of the industry. Nevertheless, the manufacturing industry as part of the overall industry still has the greatest economic importance in terms of individual activities and sectors.