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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.

According to preliminary data of the National Statistical Institute in the second quarter of 2017 the number of newly built residential buildings was 585 and the newly built dwellings in them were 2 576. Compared to the second quarter of 2016 the buildings were by 66 more (or 12.7%) and the newly built dwellings in them increased by 323 or by 14.3%.

According to the preliminary data, in June 2017 the index of production in section ‘Construction’ calculated on the base of seasonally adjusted data was 0.2% above the level of the previous month. In June 2017 the working day adjusted index of production in construction increased by 7.9% in comparison with the same month of 2016.

According to the preliminary seasonally adjusted data in June 2017 the turnover in ‘Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles’ at constant prices decreased by 0.5% compared to the previous month.

According to the preliminary data the Industrial Production Index, seasonally adjusted, decreased by 1.4% in June 2017 as compared to May 2017. In June 2017 the working day adjusted Industrial Production Index rose by 3.6% in comparison with the same month of 2016.

In July 2017, the total consumer confidence indicator increases by 1.6 percentage points in comparison with its April level. An increase of consumer confidence among both urban and rural inhabitants by 1.2 and 2.8 percentage points respectively is observed.

In the second quarter of 2017, the municipal authorities issued building permits for construction of 1 647 residential buildings with 5 815 dwellings, of 40 administrative buildings/offices and 1 968 other buildings. The construction of 1 281 residential buildings with 3 842 dwellings, of 25 administrative buildings/offices and 1 277 other buildings was started.

Similar to statistics of human population, business demography describes the life cycle of the enterprises; their birth, survival and development until death. More specifically business demography supplies data on number of active enterprises, number of newborn enterprises, proportion of survived enterprises and data on changes in employment figures at specific moment in time.