Statistical data

According to the first estimate of Economic Accounts for Agriculture the value index of net entrepreneurial income in agriculture in 2016 decreased by 16.4% in comparison to 2015. The net operating surplus/mixed income decreased by 4.5% and the net income by factor costs - by 4.1%.

Consumption per capita varied between 53% and 137% of the EU average.

In October 2016, 2 021 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 75.8 thousand and the bed-places were 160.1 thousand. In comparison with October 2015 the total number of accommodation establishments (functioned during the period) remained approximately the same level, while the bed-places in them increased by 6.5%.

The total number of the nights spent in all accommodation establishments registered in October 2016 was 881.8 thousand, or by 21.2% more in comparison with the same month of the previous year.

The total revenues from nights spent in October 2016 reached 44.4 million BGN or by 23.5% more compared to October 2015.

In the period January - October 2016 the Bulgarian exports to third countries decreased by 10.6% compared to the same period of 2015 and amounted to 11 973.0 Million BGN while the imports dropped by 9.8% and added up to 13 912.2 Million BGN.

In the period January - October 2016 the total value of all exported goods (both for third countries and EU) amounted to 37 895.9 Million BGN and in comparison with the corresponding period of the previous year the exports increased by 0.2% while the total value of all imported goods added up to 41 685.7 Million BGN and dropped by 2.3%.

The results of the 2016 survey on the usage of information and communication technologies (ICT) in households and by individuals showed that 63.5% of the households in Bulgaria had internet access at home, which was a growth of 4.4 percentage points compared to the previous year.

The consumer price index in November 2016 compared to October 2016 was 100.0%, i.e. the monthly inflation was 0.0%.

In 2016, 93.7% of the non-financial enterprises with 10 or more persons employed used computers and 91.3% had internet access.

In the period January - September 2016 the Bulgarian exports to the EU grew by 6.0% compared to the same period of 2015 and amounted to 23 034.5 Million BGN while the imports from the EU increased by 1.5% and reached 24 536.7 Million BGN.

In September 2016 the exports to the EU grew by 14.7% in comparison with the corresponding month of the previous year and amounted to 2 849.0 Million BGN while the imports added up to 2 738.6 Million BGN and grew by 2.4%.

According to the preliminary data, in October 2016 the index of production in section ‘Construction’ calculated on the base of seasonally adjusted data was 2.0% below the level of the previous month. In October 2016 the working day adjusted index of production in construction decreased by 14.0% in comparison with the same month of 2015.

According to the preliminary seasonally adjusted data in October 2016 the turnover in ‘Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles’ at constant prices increased by 0.5% compared to the previous month.