Statistical data

In March 2011, the number of the trips of Bulgarian residents abroad was 295.4 thousand or 4.1% more than the number of the trips in March 2010.
In March 2011, the number of the arrivals of visitors from abroad to Bulgaria was 335.7 thousand or 11.3% more than the number of the trips in the corresponding month of 2010.

On the basis of preliminary data of the National Statistical Institute the General Government Sector reported in 2010 government deficit of 2 269.2 million BGN or 3.2 % of GDP.
The Government Debt of Bulgaria for 2010 is 11 427.8 million BGN or 16.2% of GDP.

The market price index of the dwellings for the first quarter of 2011 compared to the fourth quarter of 2010 was 97.7%, i.e. the average decrease of the market prices of the dwellings was 2.3%.

The investment business inquiry of NSI carried out among industrial enterprises in the second half of March 2011 gives information about the investments made by those enterprises in 2010 and their investments plans for 2011.

In 2010 the expenditures for acquiring fixed tangible and intangible assets in industry have decreased by 21.1% in nominal terms as compared to the previous year.

The average annual income per household member in 2010 is 3 812 BGN or 1.4% less compared to 2009. Greater part of the income - 95.7% is received as current revenue from wages, pensions, social assistance benefits, child allowances as well as from entrepreneurship and sales of property. The rest of the total income reported - 4.3% is due to loans, credits and savings.

The consumer price index (CPI) in March 2011 compared to February 2011 was 100.6%, i.e. the monthly inflation was 0.6%.
The harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) in March 2011 compared to February 2011 was 100.4%, i.e. the monthly inflation was 0.4%.

In the period January - February 2011 the Bulgarian exports to third countries increased by 65.5% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year and amounted to 2.4 billion levs while the imports increased by 49.6% and reached to 2.6 billion levs.

In the period January - February 2011 the total value of the exported goods (both for third countries and EU) reached almost to 6.0 billion levs. Compared to the corresponding period of 2010 the exports increased by 58.9% while the total value of the imported goods was for 6.2 billion levs and increased by 36.3%.

In January 2011 the Bulgarian exports to the EU increased by 74.1% compared to the corresponding month of previous year and amounted to over 1.8 billion levs while the imports increased by 37.5% and amounted to over 1.7 billion levs.

According to the preliminary data of the NSI, in February 2011 the index of production in section ‘Construction’, calculated on the base of seasonally adjusted data, was 1.1% below the level recorded the previous month.

The preliminary data showed that the Industrial Production Index, seasonally adjusted decreased by 1.4% in February 2011 as compared to January 2011. The working day adjusted Industrial Production Index rose by 15.2% as compared to the same month of 2010.