Statistical data

In the period January - July 2011 the Bulgarian exports to the EU increased by 38.2% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year and amounted to 13.8 billion levs while the imports increased by 20.2% and amounted to 14.3 billion levs.
In July 2011 the exports to the EU increased by 15.5% compared to the corresponding month of the previous year and exceeded 2.2 billion levs while the imports increased by 18.4% and exceeded 2.1 billion levs.

According to the preliminary data of the NSI, in August 2011 the index of production in section ‘Construction’, calculated on the base of seasonally adjusted data was 0.4% above the level of the previous month.

The preliminary data showed that the Industrial Production Index, seasonally adjusted decreased by 2.0% in August 2011 as compared to July 2011. The working day adjusted Industrial Production Index rose by 1.0% as compared to the same month of 2010.

Producer Price Index on Domestic Market in August 2011 decreased by 1.0% compared to the previous month, while compared to the same month of 2010 the domestic prices grew by 6.6%. Total Producer Price Index fell by 1.3% compared to the previous month, compared to the same month of 2010 the prices went up by 7.0%.

The total business climate indicator in September 2011 keeps its level from the previous month as only in construction a decrease of the indicator is recorded.

In August 2011 the number of the trips of Bulgarian residents abroad was 398.0 thousand, which was 4.8% more than the number of the trips in August 2010. In August 2011, the number of arrivals of visitors from abroad to Bulgaria was 1 585.9 thousand or 0.7% less than the number of trips in the corresponding month of 2010.

Preliminary data for second quarter of 2011 indicated that total hourly labour cost rose by 10.1% compared to the second quarter of 2010.

In 2010 the value of the exported goods was 30.4 billion levs and compared to 2009 the exports increased by 33.0% while the value of the imported goods was 37.6 billion levs (CIF prices) or 14.0% more than the previous year.

The consumer price index (CPI) in August 2011 compared to July 2011 was 99.7%, i.e. the monthly inflation was -0.3%.
The harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) in August 2011 compared to July 2011 was 99.9%, i.e. the monthly inflation was -0.1%.