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Activity and condition of accommodation establishments at emergency situation in March 2020

Tuesday, 28 April 2020 - 16:20

In April 2020, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) has started a monthly inquiry survey of the managers of accommodation establishments to gather accurate and timely information on the state and development of their businesses during the state of emergency. The survey will be conduct monthly until the end of state of emergency in the country.

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Education in the Republic of Bulgaria for 2019/2020 School Year

Friday, 24 April 2020 - 11:00
 
The main results from the National Statistical Institute (NSI) annual comprehensive surveys characterizing the activity of educational institutions are as follows:
  • In the 2019/2020 academic year in kindergartens are enrolled 217.9 thousand children or with 0.4% less in comparison with the previous year.
  • In 2019, high school graduates from general and vocational schools are respectively 25.8 and 21.6 thousand students.
  • In 2019/2020 academic year, 220.2 thousand persons were enrolled in the different tertiary education levels.
  • As of 31.12.2019 for acquiring a ‘Doctor’ educational and scientific degree in the country were trained 6 440 persons, of whom 558 foreign citizens.
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Bulgaria and EU: Deficit and debt of General Government Institutional Sector for 2019 (preliminary data)

Wednesday, 22 April 2020 - 15:45

In 2019, the government deficit and debt of the EU-27 increased in relative terms compared with 2018. In the EU-27 the government deficit to GDP ratio rose from 0.4% in 2018 to 0.6% in 2019. In the EU-27 the government debt to GDP ratio declined from 79.6% at the end of 2018 to 77.8% at the end of 2019.

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Income, Expenditure and Consumption of Households in 2019

Tuesday, 14 April 2020 - 11:00

The annual total income average per capita is 6 592 BGN in 2019 and increases by 9.6% compared to 2018.

The Bulgarian households are spend 6 214 BGN average per capita in 2019 or by 7.7% more compared to 2018.

Statistical data show changes in the household consumption structure in Bulgaria in 2019 compared to 2018.

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Investment Activity in Industry, March 2020

Monday, 13 April 2020 - 11:00

The investment business inquiry of NSI carried out among industrial enterprises in March 2020 shows that in 2019 the expenditures for acquiring fixed tangible and intangible assets in industry are preserved compared to 2018. However, the plans of industrial enterprises in 2020 are for a decrease of investments by 21.8% in comparison with the previous year.

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Population and Demographic Processes in 2019

Monday, 13 April 2020 - 11:00

As of 31 December 2019 the population of Bulgaria is 6 951 482 persons, representing 1.4% of the EU population. Compared to 2018, the population decreases by 48 557 persons.

There are 61 538 live born children in 2019. The number of live births decreases by 659 compared to the previous year.

The number of deaths in 2019 is 108 083 and the crude mortality rate - 15.5‰. Compared to the previous year the number of deaths decreases by 443.