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Bulgaria and EU: Deficit and debt of General Government Institutional Sector for 2017 (preliminary data)

Monday, 23 April 2018 - 15:50

In 2017, the government deficit and debt of the EU-28 decreased in relative terms compared with 2016. In the EU-28 the government deficit to GDP ratio fell from 1.6% in 2016 to 1.0% in 2017. In the EU-28 the government debt to GDP ratio declined from 83.3% at the end of 2016 to 81.6% at the end of 2017.

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Investment Activity in Industry, March 2018

Friday, 13 April 2018 - 11:00

The investment business inquiry of NSI carried out among industrial enterprises in March 2018 shows that in 2017 the expenditures for acquiring fixed tangible and intangible assets in industry are by 7.4% more in comparison with 2016. Plans of industrial enterprises in 2018 are for a decrease of investments by 6.6% compared to the previous year.

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Bulgarian Trade with Third Countries in the Period January - February 2018 (preliminary data)

Thursday, 12 April 2018 - 11:00

In the period January - February 2018 the Bulgarian exports to third countries decreased by 20.9% compared to the same period of 2017 and amounted to 2 240.9 Million BGN while the imports grew by 9.3% and added up to  3 483.4 Million BGN.

In the period January - February 2018 the total value of all exported goods (both for third countries and EU) amounted to 8 020.5 Million BGN and in comparison with the same period of the previous year the exports increased by 2.9% while the total value of all imported goods added up to 9 620.9 Million BGN and grew by 11.1%.

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Activity of accommodation establishments in February 2018

Thursday, 12 April 2018 - 11:00

In February 2018, 1 883 accommodation establishments - hotels, motels, camping sites, mountain chalets and other establishments for short-term accommodation with more than 10 bed-places were functioned in the country. The total number of the rooms in them was 54.9 thousand and the bed-places were 110.7 thousand. In comparison with February 2017, the total number of accommodation establishments (functioned during the period) increased by 2.8%, and the bed-places in them - by 0.8%.

The total number of the nights spent in all accommodation establishments registered in February 2018 was 939.4 thousand, or by 3.5% more in comparison with the same month of the previous year.

The total revenues from nights spent in February 2018 reached 50.2 million BGN or by 9.6% more compared to February 2017.

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