The total income average per household member during the first quarter of 2017 is 1 281 BGN and increases by 3.5% compared to the same quarter of 2016.
The total expenditure average per household member during the first quarter of 2017 is 1 133 BGN and increases by 2.1% in comparison to the same quarter of 2016.
The consumption of main food products average per household member during the first quarter of 2017 compared to the same quarter of 2016 does not change considerable.
According to the seasonally adjusted data, the GDP growth rate in the first quarter of 2017 is 3.4% compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
According to the preliminary data of the National Statistical Institute at the end of March 2017 the number of employees under labour contract increased by 0.3% as compared to the end of December 2016 and reached 2.28 million.
In the first quarter of 2017 in comparison with the fourth quarter of 2016 the average monthly wages and salaries increased by 1.6% getting 1 006 BGN.
In the first quarter of 2017 the unemployment rate was 6.9% and the employment rate of population aged 20 - 64 was 68.6%.
The consumer price index in April 2017 compared to March 2017 was 100.7%, i.e. the monthly inflation was 0.7%.
Life expectancy at birth of the Bulgarian population calculated for the period 2014 - 2016 is 74.7 years.
Life expectancy at birth for male population is 71.2 years, while for female it is 7.0 years higher - 78.2 years.
The number of detached crèches and groups in kindergartens functioning in the country as of 31.12.2016 was 829 with 32 611 places in them. The number of places in the country has increased with 571, or with 1.8% compared to the previous year.
The number of children accommodated in crèches at the end of the year was 32 476. 16 851 of them were boys, and 15 625 - girls.
The total number of places in crèches per 100 children aged up to 3 years as of 31.12.2016 was 16.5 and the coverage of children brought up in crèches - 16.4 per 100 children aged up to 3 years.
In March 2017, 1 884 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 55.1 thousand and the bed-places were 111.8 thousand. In comparison with March 2016, the total number of accommodation establishments (functioned during the period) decreased with 1.8%, and the bed-places in them - by 3.5%.
The total number of the nights spent in all accommodation establishments registered in March 2017 was 782.6 thousand, or by 5.5% more in comparison with the same month of the previous year.
The total revenues from nights spent in March 2017 reached 39.8 million BGN or by 13.9% more compared to March 2016.
According to preliminary data of the National Statistical Institute in the first quarter of 2017 the number of newly built residential buildings was 462 and the newly built dwellings in them were 1 751. Compared to the first quarter of 2016 the buildings were by 79 or 14.6% less and the newly built dwellings in them decreased by 559 or by 24.2.%.