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In July 2020, during the continuing epidemic situation, 2 768 accommodation establishments - hotels, motels, camping sites, mountain chalets and other establishments for short-term accommodation with more than 10 bed-places were functioned in the country. The total number of the rooms in them was 112.9 thousand and the bed-places were 251.4 thousand. In comparison with July 2019, the total number of accommodation establishments (functioned during the period) decreased by 18.4%, and the bed-places in them - by 22.5%.

The total number of the nights spent in all accommodation establishments registered in July 2020 was 2 265.9 thousand, or by 61.9% less in comparison with the same month of the previous year.

The total revenues from nights spent in July 2020 reached 122.4 million BGN or by 64.6% less compared to July 2019.

According to the preliminary data, in July 2020 the index of production in section ‘Construction’ calculated on the base of seasonally adjusted data was 0.4% below the level of the previous month. In July 2020 the working day adjusted index of production in construction decreased by 3.9% in comparison with the same month of 2019.

According to the preliminary seasonally adjusted data in July 2020 the turnover in ‘Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles’ at constant prices increased by 0.1% compared to the previous month.

According to the preliminary data in July 2020 the Industrial Production Index, seasonally adjusted, increased by 2.3% as compared to June 2020. In July 2020 the working day adjusted Industrial Production Index fell by 6.0% in comparison with the same month of 2019.

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the second quarter of 2020 declined by 11.4% in EU compared to the previous quarter by seasonally adjusted data. For the same period, GDP in Bulgaria decreased by 10.0%.

According to the preliminary data, GDP per person employed decreased by 5.6% in the second quarter of 2020 compared to the same quarter of the previous year.

According to the seasonally adjusted data, GDP decreased by 8.5% in the second quarter of 2020 compared with the same quarter of 2019.

According to preliminary data the foreign direct investments in the non-financial sector as of 31.12.2019 amounted to 25 427 million Euro, which was 2.0% more compared to 2018.

According to preliminary data annual reports on their activity for 2019 were submitted at the National Statistical Institute by 418 616 non-financial enterprises and the number of persons, employed in them, was 2 211 342. These enterprises generated 194 504 million BGN of production value and reported a positive financial result of 19 259 million BGN.

At the National Statistical Institute according to preliminary data 49 licensed insurers, 9 pension companies and 28 pension funds managed by them, 249 special investment purpose companies and 9 754 associations and foundations have submitted their annual reports for 2019.