Statistical data

In November 2012 the number of the trips of Bulgarian residents abroad was 252.3 thousand or by 10.4% less than in October 2012 and by 0.6% under the registered in November 2011. The trips with other purposes (as guest, education and visit the cultural and sport events) composed the greatest share of the total number of trips of Bulgarian residents abroad - 56.0%, followed by the trips with professional purpose - 25.2% and with holiday and recreation purposes - 18.8%.
The number of arrivals of visitors from abroad to Bulgaria was 404.6 thousand which was by 22.8% less compared to October 2012 and by 5.4% above the level from November 2011. Compared to November 2011 was registered an increase in the visit with all observed purposes. It was the greatest for the visits with holiday and recreation purpose - by 9.9%. The arrivals with professional purpose rose by 6.1% and with other purposes - by 2.1% compared to November 2011.

According to first estimates of the National Statistical Institute, prepared as of November, the real income index in agriculture increases by 8.7% as compared with 2011 and income at factor costs - by 9.8%.

Preliminary data of NSI for the Third Quarter of 2012 indicated that total hourly labour cost rose by 5.9% compared to the Third Quarter of 2011.

GDP per capita varied by one to six across the Member States in 2011, while Actual Individual Consumption (AIC) per capita in the Member States ranged from 45% to 140% of the EU27 average.

The National Statistical Institute presents results from annual surveys in the domain of environmental statistics for 2011. Detailed data by particular topics are placed under the heading "Environment" on the NSI web page.

Poverty and social inclusion indicators are part of the general EU indicators for tracing the progress in the field of poverty and social exclusion. Main source of statistical data, on which basis the general indicators are calculated is the annually conducted Survey on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC).
NSI presents final results for 2010 based on the conducted in 2011 SILC.

In 2012 more than a half of the households (50.9%) in Bulgaria had access to the internet at home, or a growth of 5.9 percentage point is observed compared to the previous year. There was also an increase in the relative share of individuals aged 16-71 years who were using internet at least once per week.

In January 2012 the relative share of non-financial enterprises (10 and more employed) with internet access reached 87.4%, or with 0.5 percentage points more in comparison to the same period of the previous year and 48.8% had their own webpage or website.

The consumer price index in November 2012 compared to October 2012 was 99.9%, i.e. the monthly inflation was - 0.1%.