Press releases

According to the preliminary data of the National Statistical Institute in the third quarter of 2014 the number of newly built residential buildings was 647. Compared to the third quarter of 2013 they were by 137 more (or by 26.9%) and the registered increase of the newly built dwellings in them was 17.9 %. 

According to the preliminary data, in September 2014 the index of production in section ‘Construction’, calculated on the base of seasonally adjusted data was 2.4% above the level of the previous month. In September 2014 the working day adjusted index of production in construction increased by 5.8% in comparison with the same month of 2013.

According to the preliminary seasonally adjusted data in September 2014 the turnover in ‘Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles’ at constant prices increased by 0.5% compared to the previous month.

According to the preliminary data the Industrial Production Index, seasonally adjusted, increased by 1.2% in September 2014 as compared to August 2014. In September 2014 the working day adjusted Industrial Production Index fell by 0.4% in comparison with the same month of 2013.

In October 2014 the total consumer confidence indicator decreases by 2.9 percentage points compared to its level 3 months ago which is due to the decreased confidence of both urban and rural inhabitants by 3.0 and 2.8 percentage points respectively.

In August 2014 compared to July 2014 an increase of the production of unleaded motor gasoline by 4.1% and transport diesel - by 7.5% is reported. At the same time a decrease of the production of solid fuels by 14.7%, natural gas - by 7.7% and electricity by - 5.5% is reported. No change is reported for the production of liquefied petroleum gases.

In August 2014 compared to July 2014 an increase of the deliveries of liquefied petroleum gases by 5.3%, unleaded motor gasoline - by 11.5%, transport diesel - by 0.6% and natural gas - by 4.7% is reported. At the same time a decrease of the deliveries of solid fuels by 13.3% and electricity - by 0.5% is reported. 

Producer Price Index on Domestic Market in September 2014 increased by 0.2% compared to the previous month, while compared to the same month of 2013 the domestic prices fell by 0.6%. Total Producer Price Index in September 2014 increased by 0.3% compared to the previous month, while compared to the same month of 2013 the prices went down by 0.2%.