According to the preliminary data for the second quarter of 2017 the total turnover index in section ‘Transportation, storage and post’, calculated on the basis of seasonally adjusted data increased by 2.4% compared to the first quarter of 2017. In section ‘Information and communication’ the turnover index grew by 7.1%.
In the second quarter of 2017, 1 149.8 thousand Bulgarian residents made tourist trips. The majority (83.6%) of them travelled only within the country, 13.5% - only abroad and 2.9% - both in the country and abroad. Compared to the same quarter of 2016 the total number of the travelled persons aged 15 and over increased by 26.5%, as the number of the Bulgarian residents travelled only in the country increased by 31.1%, travelled only abroad - by 8.9% and the number of persons travelled both in the country and abroad - by 0.3%.
According to the seasonally adjusted data, the GDP growth rate in the second quarter of 2017 is 3.6% compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
The total income average per household member during the second quarter of 2017 is 1 355 BGN and increases by 9.4% compared to the same quarter of 2016.
The total expenditure average per household member during the second quarter of 2017 is 1 195 BGN and increases by 11.1% in comparison to the same quarter of 2016.
The consumption of main food products average per household member during the second quarter of 2017 compared to the same quarter of 2016 does not change considerable.
In the second quarter of 2017 the unemployment rate was 6.3% and the employment rate of population aged 20 - 64 was 71.7%.
The consumer price index in July 2017 compared to June 2017 was 100.3%, i.e. the monthly inflation was 0.3%.
According to the preliminary data of the National Statistical Institute at the end of June 2017 the number of employees under labour contract increased by 2.8% as compared to the end of March 2017 and reached 2.34 million.
In the second quarter of 2017 in comparison with the first quarter of 2017 the average monthly wages and salaries increased by 3.4% getting 1 040 BGN.
In June 2017, 2 771 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 129.1 thousand and the bed-places were 294.9 thousand. In comparison with June 2016, the total number of accommodation establishments (functioned during the period) increased with 0.5%, and the bed-places in them - by 5.5%.
The total number of the nights spent in all accommodation establishments registered in June 2017 was 3 889.5 thousand, or by 8.5% more in comparison with the same month of the previous year.
The total revenues from nights spent in June 2017 reached 188.0 million BGN or by 14.9% more compared to June 2016.
In the period January - June 2017 the Bulgarian exports to third countries increased by 25.4% compared to the same period of 2016 and amounted to 8 798.8 Million BGN while the imports grew by 33.0% and added up to 10 412.1 Million BGN.
In the period January - June 2017 the total value of all exported goods (both for third countries and EU) amounted to 25 131.3 Million BGN and in comparison with the corresponding period of the previous year the exports increased by 15.8% while the total value of all imported goods added up to 28 437.3 Million BGN and grew by 18.8%.
In the period January - May 2017 the Bulgarian exports to the EU increased by 10.8% compared to the same period of 2016 and amounted to 13 283.0 Million BGN while the imports grew by 13.0% and added up to 14 912.7 Million BGN.
In May 2017 the exports to the EU increased by 19.5% compared to the corresponding month of the previous year and added up to 2 864.4 Million BGN while the imports grew by 20.0% and amounted to 3 154.2 Million BGN.