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Trips of Bulgarian residents abroad and arrivals of visitors from abroad to Bulgaria in January 2024

Tuesday, 27 February 2024 - 11:00

In January 2024, the number of trips of Bulgarian residents abroad was 537.5 thousand, or 6.6% above the registered in January 2023.

The trips with other purposes (as a guest, education and visiting cultural and sports events) composed the greatest share of the total number of trips of Bulgarian residents abroad - 50.3%, followed by those with holiday and recreation purposes - 27.1%, and with professional purpose - 22.6%.

The number of visits of non-residents to Bulgaria was 741.3 thousand, or 4.1% more in comparison with the same month of the previous year. The predominant share of the visits was with other purposes - 51.0%, followed by trips with holiday and recreation purposes - 35.9%, and with professional purpose - 13.1%.

Transit passes through the country were 32.6% (241.9 thousand) of all visits of non-residents to Bulgaria.

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Goods and passengers carried and transport performance by mode of transport in the Fourth Quarter of 2023 (preliminary data)

Monday, 26 February 2024 - 11:00

In the fourth quarter of 2023, the goods carried by freight land and water transport rose by 3.8%, while the transport performance declined by 16.8% in comparison with the same quarter of 2022. The data are preliminary.

The number of passengers carried by the passenger transport (land, water and urban electrical transport) decreased by 5.9%. The transport performance also recorded a decline of 0.3%.

Fourth quarter of 2023 compared to the same quarter of 2022:

  • The transported goods by land transport increased by 3.2%, while the transport performance dropped by 17.3%.
  • The goods carried by sea and inland waterway transport rose by 217.8 thousand tonnes and the transport performance, measured in tonne-kilometres, increased by 19.8%.
  • The number of the transported passengers by land transport decreased by 5.7% and the transport performance recorded a drop of 1.4%.
  • There was a decrease of 1.8 thousand passengers in the volume of transported passengers by water transport and the transport performance declined by 0.6%.
  • The enterprises performing urban electrical transport carried 4.4 thousand passengers less, while the transport performance increased by 6.1%.
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Average Annual Gross Wages And Salaries in 2023 (preliminary data)

Monday, 26 February 2024 - 11:00

In 2023, the Average Annual Gross Wages And Salaries of the employees under labour contract was 24 147 BGN according to the preliminary data of the National Statistical Institute. In comparison with 2022, the increase was 13.7%, as in the public sector was 14.9% and in the private sector - 13.2%.

Detailed data can be found on the NSI website under the heading 'Labour Market'.

Turnover Indices in Services in the Fourth Quarter of 2023

Friday, 23 February 2024 - 11:00

The turnover index in the section ‘Transportation, storage and post’ increased by 2.9% for the fourth quarter of 2023 compared to the previous quarter. In the section ‘Information and communication’, an increase of 3.9% was registered. The data are preliminary and seasonally adjusted.

During the fourth quarter of 2023, the turnover index in the section ‘Transportation, storage and post’ decreased by 0.8% compared to the same quarter of 2022. In the section ‘Information and communication’ a growth of 13.8% was reported. The data are preliminary and calendar-adjusted.

Tourist Trips and Tourism-related Expenditure of the Population in the Fourth Quarter of 2023 (preliminary data)

Friday, 23 February 2024 - 11:00

In the fourth quarter of 2023, 1 165.5 thousand Bulgarian residents made tourist trips. The majority of them - 78.5%, travelled only in the country, 18.2% - only abroad, and 3.3% - both in the country and abroad. Compared to the same quarter of 2022, the total number of travelled persons aged 15 and over increased by 13.5%.

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Homes for medico-social care for children in 2023

Thursday, 22 February 2024 - 11:00

As of 31.12.2023 the number of places in homes for medico-social care for children in the country was 418. There were 219 children accommodated - 125 boys and 94 girls. Compared to the previous year, the number of children decreased by only 0.9%.

Detailed data can be found on the NSI website under the heading 'Health'.

Pension entitlements in social insurance, 2019 - 2021

Monday, 19 February 2024 - 11:00

The accrued-to-date pension entitlements in the beginning of 2021 (closing balance of 2020) amount to 231 010 mln. BGN which consists of 213 721 mln. BGN liabilities of Social security pension schemes (Public social security - First pillar of the Bulgarian pension system) and 17 289 mln. BGN liabilities of Defined contribution schemes (Supplementary Mandatory Pension Insurance and Supplementary Voluntary Pension Insurance - Second and Third pillar of the Bulgarian pension system).

The accrued-to-date pension entitlements in the end of 2021 amount to 293 174 mln. BGN which consists of 273 623 mln. BGN liabilities of Social security pension schemes and 19 551 mln. BGN liabilities of Defined contribution schemes.

Data on pension entitlements are calculated and published once every three years for a three year period.

Detailed data can be found on the NSI website under the heading 'Pension entitlements in social insurance'.

Main Labour Force Survey Results, Fourth Quarter of 2023

Friday, 16 February 2024 - 11:00

In the fourth quarter of 2023:

- The unemployment rate was 4.2%, by 0.5 percentage points higher compared to the fourth quarter of 2022;

- The employment rate of the population aged 15 - 64 decreased by 1.2 percentage points in comparison with the same quarter of 2022 and stood at 70.5%;

- The activity rate of the population aged 15 - 64 was 73.7%, by 0.8 percentage points lower compared to the fourth quarter of 2022.

The data was from the Labour Force Survey - a sample statistical survey. It is carried out over a sample of non-institutional households. Quarterly, about 19.6 thousand households, randomly selected, are observed.

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