Statistical data

Producer Price Index on Domestic Market in November 2015 decreased by 0.6% compared to the previous month; compared to the same month of 2014 the domestic prices fell by 3.8%. Total Producer Price Index in November 2015 declined by 0.3% compared to the previous month; compared to the same month of 2014 the prices went down by 4.2%. 

In December 2015 the total business climate indicator decreases by 0.7 percentage points in comparison with November which is due to the worsening business climate in construction, retail trade and service sector.

In November 2015, the number of the trips of Bulgarian residents abroad was 305.2 thousand or by 12.7% above the registered in November 2014. The trips with other purposes (as a guest, education and visit the cultural and sport events) in November 2015 composed the greatest share of the total number of trips of Bulgarian residents abroad - 46.9%, followed by the trips with holiday and recreation purposes - 27.7%, and with professional purpose - 25.4%.

In November 2015, the number of arrivals of visitors from abroad to Bulgaria was 436.8 thousand or by 0.8% above the level of November 2014. An increase was registered in the trips with holiday and recreation purpose - by 6.2%, and with other purposes - by 2.6%, while the trips with professional purpose decreased by 10.2%. 

The National Statistical Institute presents results from annual surveys in the domain of environmental statistics for 2014. Detailed data by particular topics are placed under the heading "Environment" on the NSI web site: https://www.nsi.bg

Preliminary data of the NSI for the third quarter of 2015 indicate that the total hourly labour cost rose by 7.4% compared to the third quarter of 2014. 

The consumer price index in November 2015 compared to October 2015 was 99.9%, i.e. the monthly inflation was -0.1%.

Consumption per capita varied between 51% and 141% of the EU average.