Statistical data

Producer Price Index on Domestic Market in January 2012 grew by 1.7% compared to the previous month, while compared to the same month of 2011 the domestic prices grew by 5.3%. Total Producer Price Index increased by 2.4% compared to the previous month; compared to the same month of 2011 the prices went up by 4.8%.

In February 2012 the total business climate indicator marks a decrease by 2.4 percentage points compared to its level from the previous month as NSI conjuncture inquiries registered a worsening business climate in construction, retail trade and service sector.

In January 2012 the number of the trips of Bulgarian residents in abroad was 252.8 thousand or by 2.4% less compared to December 2011.

According to preliminary data during the fourth quarter of 2011 in comparison with the correspondence period in 2010 the transported goods rose by 17%. At the same time, the transport performance measured in tonne-kilometres drops by 16.0%, which is mainly due to the water transport. The passenger transport registered a decline both in the transported passengers and in the transport performance by 5.9 and 1.7%, respectively in comparison with the corresponding quarter of the previous year.

By preliminarily data of the National Statistical Institute, 844.3 thousand Bulgarian residents travelled to the country or abroad in the fourth quarter of 2011.

In the fourth quarter of 2011 the total number of nights spent in all accommodation establishments amount to 1 617.0 thousand as preserving the level from the same period of 2010 is observed.

In the fourth quarter of 2011 the employment rate for population aged 15 - 64 was 58.7% (by 0.3 percentage points lower than in the fourth quarter of 2010). For the same period the unemployment rate went up by 0.2 percentage points to 11.4%.

The index of producer prices in agriculture increases by 3.4% in the fourth quarter of 2011 as compared to the same quarter 2010. Increases were registered in the crop production by 3.6%, and in the livestock – by 2.7% compared with the corresponding quarter of previous year.

The index of prices of means of production used in agriculture in the fourth quarter of 2011 is 7.6% above the same quarter of 2010.

The average quarterly total income average per household member during the fourth quarter of 2011 is 997 Levs or by 7.8% more compared to the same quarter of 2010.

The total expenditure per household member during the fourth quarter of 2011 is 933 Levs and it increases by 7.3% in relation to the same quarter of 2010.

The consumption of main food products average per capita doesn’t change during the fourth quarter of 2011 compared to the same quarter of 2010.

GDP in the fourth quarter of 2011 increased by 1.5%, compared with the same quarter of the previous year and 0.4% compared with the third quarter of 2011.