Press releases

The total income average per household member during the third quarter of 2020 is 1 754 BGN and increases by 2.2% compared to the same quarter of 2019.

The total expenditure average per household member during the third quarter of 2020 is 1 570 BGN and decreases by 0.8% in comparison to the same quarter of 2019.

The consumption of main food products average per household member during the third quarter of 2020 changes compared to the same quarter of 2019.

The producer price index in agriculture in the third quarter of 2020 increased by 6.8% in comparison with the same quarter of 2019. The crop output index increased by 7.6% and the animal output index increased by 1.7%. In comparison with previous year, the prices of agricultural output went up by 4.2% as the increase in crop output price index was by 4.9%, while the animal output price index remained almost unchanged - a minimal increase of 0.1% was registered.

The index of prices of goods and services currently consumed in agriculture in the third quarter of 2020 was by 3.9% lower compared to the same quarter of previous year and by 3.8% compared to 2019.

In the third quarter of 2020 the unemployment rate was 4.8%, and the employment rate of population aged 20 - 64 was 74.6%.

The consumer price index in October 2020 compared to September 2020 was 100.6%, i.e. the monthly inflation was 0.6%.

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the third quarter of 2020 increased by 11.6% in EU-27 compared to the previous quarter by seasonally adjusted data. For the same period, GDP in Bulgaria increased by 4.3%.

The investment business inquiry of NSI carried out among industrial enterprises in October 2020 shows that the entrepreneurs expect the investments in the current year to be with 20.9% less in comparison with the previous 2019. The forecasts over 2021 are for a decrease of the volume of investments in industry by 7.6% compared to 2020.

According to the seasonally adjusted data, the GDP has a negative growth of 5.2% in the third quarter of 2020 compared to the same quarter of the previous year.

According to the preliminary data of the National Statistical Institute at the end of September 2020 the number of employees under labour contract increased by 0.4% as compared to the end of June 2020 and reached 2.25 million.

In the third quarter of 2020 in comparison with the second quarter of 2020 the average monthly wages and salaries increased by 2.7% getting 1 373 BGN.

In the period January - August 2020 the exports of goods from Bulgarian to the EU decreased by 6.7% in comparison to the same period of 2019 and amounted to 23 245.7 Million BGN while the imports of goods to Bulgaria from the EU dropped by 12.3% and reached 23 222.5 Million BGN.

In August 2020 the exports of goods to the EU decreased by 8.6% compared to the corresponding month of the previous year and amounted to 2 797.3 Million BGN while the imports of goods dropped by 10.5% and added up to 2 828.5 Million BGN.

In the period January - September 2020 the exports of goods from Bulgaria to third countries decreased by 11.2% compared to the same period of 2019 and amounted to 13 639.6 Million BGN while the imports of goods from third countries dropped by 12.1% and added up to 16 636.2 Million BGN.

In the period January - September 2020 the total value of all exported goods to third countries and EU amounted to 40 069.2 Million BGN, which is 7.7% less than the same period of the previous year, while the total value of all imported goods from third countries and EU added up to 43 105.5 Million BGN and dropped by 11.3%.