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Inflation and consumer price indices in November 2023

Friday, 15 December 2023 - 11:00

In November 2023, the monthly inflation rate, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), was 0.3% compared to the previous month, and the annual inflation rate in November 2023 compared to November 2022 was 5.4%.

An increase was registered for Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (+1.4%), Recreation and culture (+1.4%), Restaurants and hotels (+0.7%), Health (+0.4%). The highest decrease was recorded in the prices for Clothing and footwear (-0.9%), Transport (-0.6%), Furnishings, household equipment and routine maintenance of the house (-0.2%).

The monthly inflation rate, measured by the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP), was 0.2% and the annual inflation rate was 5.5%.

Trade in goods of Bulgaria with the EU in the period January - September 2023 (Preliminary data)

Tuesday, 12 December 2023 - 11:00

In the period January - September  2023, the exports of goods from Bulgaria to the EU decreased by 7.3% compared to the same period of 2022 and amounted to 42 162.9 million BGN, while the imports of goods from the EU decreased by 1.8% and reached  43 117.7 million BGN.

In September 2023, the exports to the EU decreased by 13.9% compared to the corresponding month of the previous  year  and  amounted  to  4 575.8  million  BGN, while the imports  fell  by 11.2% and added up to 4 598.1 million BGN.

The most notable growth in the exports of goods to the EU in the period January - September 2023 compared to the same period of 2022 was recorded in the section ‘Beverages and tobacco’ (12.9%). The most notable fall was reported in the section ‘Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes’ (68.8%). The largest growth in the imports of goods from the EU was recorded in the section ‘Machinery and transport equipment’ (13.9%), while the most notable fall was reported in the section ‘Mineral fuel, lubricants and related materials’ (65.9%). Data are by the Standard International Trade Classification.

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Trade in goods of Bulgaria with third countries in the period January - October 2023 (preliminary data)

Tuesday, 12 December 2023 - 11:00

The exports of goods from Bulgaria to third countries decreased by 1.5% compared to the period January - October 2022 and amounted to 26 280.3 million BGN, while the imports of goods from third countries dropped by 21.0% and added up to 32 181.8 million BGN.

Тhe most notable growth in the exports of goods to third countries compared to the period January - October 2022 was recorded in the sections ‘Food and live animals’ (22.2%) and ‘Machinery and transport equipment’ (22.1%). The most notable fall was reported in the section ‘Mineral fuel, lubricants and related materials’ (30.6%). The largest growth in the imports of goods from third countries was recorded in the sections ‘Beverages and tobacco’ (17.7%) and ‘Food and live animals’ (14.0%). The most notable fall was reported in the section ‘Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes’ (45.0%). The data are by the Standard International Trade Classification.

The total value of all exported goods to third countries and the EU amounted to 73 001.3 million BGN in the period January - October 2023, which is 6.0% less than the same period of the previous year, while the total value of all imported goods from third countries and the EU added up to 80 440.5 million BGN and dropped by 10.5%.

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Activity of accommodation establishments in October 2023

Monday, 11 December 2023 - 11:00

In October 2023, 2 232 accommodation establishments - hotels, motels, camping sites, mountain chalets and other establishments for short-term accommodation with 10 or more bed-places, functioned in the country with 70.7 thousand rooms and 150.6 thousand bed-places in them. In comparison with October 2022, the accommodation establishments increased by 1.4% and the bed-places in them - by 5.5%.

The total number of nights spent was 1 066.6 thousand, or by 4.4% more in comparison with the same month of the previous year, and the number of arrivals in all accommodation establishments increased by 1.8% and reached 493.4 thousand.

The total revenues from nights spent reached 83.8 million BGN, or by 17.7% more compared to a year before.

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Industrial Production Indices in October 2023

Friday, 8 December 2023 - 11:00

The Industrial Production Index increased by 2.6% in October 2023 compared to the previous month. The data are preliminary and seasonally adjusted.

A growth was seen in the mining and quarrying industry - by 9.7%, in the manufacturing - by 1.6%, while in the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply there was a decrease - by 3.2%.

In comparison with October 2022, a drop of 5.4% was registered in the calendar-adjusted Industrial Production Index.

On an annual basis, a decrease in the Industrial Production Index was observed in the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply - by 10.1%, in the manufacturing - by 5.5%, and in the mining and quarrying industry - by 1.5%.

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Turnover Indices in ‘Retail trade, except motor vehicles and motorcycles’, October 2023

Friday, 8 December 2023 - 11:00

In October 2023, the turnover in ‘Retail trade, except motor vehicles and motorcycles’ at constant prices increased by 1.0% compared to the previous month. The data are preliminary and seasonally adjusted.

An increase was noted in all major groups: ‘Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores’ - by 3.2%, ‘Retail sale of non-food products (except fuel)’ - by 1.4%, and ‘Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco’ - by 0.9%.

The calendar-adjusted turnover grew by 3.1% compared to the same month in 2022.

An increase was observed in ‘Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores’ (8.5%) and in ‘Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco’ (6.8%). A decrease was registered in ‘Retail sale of non-food products (except fuel)’ (0.2%).

Construction Production Indices in October 2023

Friday, 8 December 2023 - 11:00

In October 2023, the index of production in the ‘Construction’ section increased by 0.2% compared to the previous month. The production of civil engineering rose by 0.3% and the production of building construction - by 0.1%. The data are preliminary and seasonally adjusted.

The calendar-adjusted data showed a decrease of 1.0% in construction production compared to the same month of 2022. A decrease was registered in civil engineering - by 2.7%, while in building construction, an increase of 0.3% was seen.

Information and Communication Technologies Usage in Households and by Individuals in 2023

Friday, 8 December 2023 - 11:00

The annual growth tendency of the relative share of households with internet access was retained and in 2023, 88.5% of the households in Bulgaria had internet access at home. Over a ten-year period the relative share increased by 31.8 percentage points.

79.8% of the individuals aged between 16 and 74 years used the internet every day or at least once a week at home, work or other places, and the share of people who had never surfed the internet decreased to 11.8%.

The most preferred device to access the internet was the mobile phone (incl. smartphone) which was used by 78.3% of the people, followed by the laptop - 33.5%.

Individuals used the network mostly for communication as 69.0% of them carried out phone or video calls (using applications such as Viber, WhatsApp, Skype, FaceTime, Messenger, Snapchat, Zoom, MS Teams, Webex), 65.4% used instant messaging (using applications such as Viber, WhatsApp, Messenger, Snapchat, Skype, Discord, Telegram) and 64.2% participated in social networks (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, etc.).

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Information and Communication Technologies Usage in Enterprises in 2023

Friday, 8 December 2023 - 11:00

In 2023, 96.3% of the non-financial enterprises with 10 or more persons employed had internet access. Fixed internet connection was available in 89.2% of the enterprises and the maximum download speed in 46.6% was more than 100 Mbps.

The relative share of the persons employed who had access to the internet was 39.7%. The most persons employed who used the internet were found in sector ‘Information and communication’ (92.2%) and least - in sector ‘Manufacturing’ (25.5%).

In 2023, 38.0% of the companies used social media, and 20.9% paid to advertise on the internet.

In 2023, 17.5% of the enterprises used paid cloud computing services, as main users of cloud services were large companies with 250 and more persons employed (52.2%), as well as the enterprises in sector ‘Information and communication’ - 59.0%.

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