According to the preliminary data the Industrial Production Index, seasonally adjusted, increased by 0.5% in December 2015 as compared to November 2015. In December 2015 the working day adjusted Industrial Production Index rose by 1.6% in comparison with the same month of 2014.
In the fourth quarter of 2015, the municipal authorities issued building permits for construction of 1 056 residential buildings with 4 842 dwellings, of 49 administrative buildings/offices and 1 154 other buildings. The construction of 619 residential buildings with 2 454 dwellings, of 20 administrative buildings/offices and 468 other buildings was started.
In November 2015 compared to October 2015 an increase of the production of solid fuels - by 1.1%, transport diesel - by 13.3%, natural gas - by 20.0%, and electricity - by 8.1%, is reported. At the same time a decrease of the production of unleaded motor gasoline - by 3.8% is reported. No change for the production of liquefied petroleum gases.
In November 2015 compared to October 2015 an increase of the deliveries of solid fuels - by 1.2%, transport diesel - by 28.2%, natural gas - by 27.7%, and electricity - by 4.2%, is reported. At the same time a decrease of the deliveries of liquefied petroleum gases - by 16.7% and unleaded motor gasoline - by 16.0%, is reported.
Producer Price Index on Domestic Market in December 2015 decreased by 0.5% compared to the previous month; compared to the same month of 2014 the domestic prices fell by 3.2%. Total Producer Price Index in December 2015 declined by 1.0% compared to the previous month; compared to the same month of 2014 the prices went down by 3.6%.
In January 2016 the total business climate indicator increases by 0.6 percentage points compared to the previous month a result of the improved business climate in construction and service sector.
The consumer price index in December 2015 compared to November 2015 was 100.0%, i.e. the monthly inflation was 0.0%.
In November 2015, 1 901 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 53.3 thousands and the bed-places were 107.0 thousands. In comparison with November 2014 the total number of accommodation establishments (functioned during the period) decreased by 1.2% and the bed-places in them - by 2.0%.
The total number of the nights spent in all accommodation establishments registered in November 2015 was 582.6 thousands, or by 2.2% less in comparison with the same month of the previous year. The total revenues from nights spent in November 2015 reached 29.2 million BGN or by 0.8% more compared to November 2014.
In period January - October 2015 the Bulgarian exports to the EU increased by 9.0% compared to the same period of the previous year and amounted to 24.4 Billion BGN while the imports grew by 5.7% and added up to 27.3 Billion BGN.
In October 2015 the exports to the EU increased by 7.5% compared to the corresponding month of the previous year and added up to 2.697 Billion BGN while the imports grew by 4.5% and amounted to 3.082 Billion BGN.