According to the preliminary data in January 2020 the Industrial Production Index, seasonally adjusted, increased by 1.6% as compared to December 2019. In January 2020 the working day adjusted Industrial Production Index decreased by 0.7% in comparison with the same month of 2019.
In 2018, regional GDP per capita, expressed in terms of purchasing power standards (PPS), ranged from 30% of the European Union (EU) average in Mayotte, an overseas region of France, to 263% in Luxembourg.
This information is taken from data released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
According to the seasonally adjusted data, the GDP growth rate in the fourth quarter of 2019 is 3.1% compared with the same quarter of 2018.
According to the preliminary data, GDP per person employed increased by 3.0% in 2019 compared to the previous year.
According to the preliminary data, GDP per person employed increased by 1.9% in the fourth quarter of 2019 compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
According to preliminary data during the fourth quarter of 2019 in comparison with the same period of 2018 there was a decrease both in the goods carried and in the transport performance by the freight land and water transport.
In the fourth quarter of 2019 the transported passengers and the transport performance by passenger transport (land, water and urban electrical transport) increased compared to the same period of the previous year, respectively by 1.4% and 12.3%.
In December 2019 compared to November 2019 an increase is reported for the production of solid fuels - by 9.4% and electricity - by 7.5%. During the same period, a decrease is reported for the production of liquefied petroleum gases - by 16.7% and transport diesel - by 3.6%. No change for the production of unleaded motor gasoline, but a growth is observed for the production of natural gas because of increased indigenous extraction.
In December 2019 compared to November 2019 an increase is reported for the deliveries of solid fuels - by 9.1%, liquefied petroleum gases - by 17.1%, transport diesel - by 5.1%, natural gas - by 29.0%, and electricity - by 18.2%. During the same period, a decrease is reported for the deliveries of unleaded motor gasoline - by 17.5%.
Total Producer Price Index in January 2020 increased by 0.3% compared to the previous month; compared to the same month of 2019 the prices rose by 4.3%. Producer Price Index on Domestic Market in January 2020 increased by 0.3% compared to the previous month; compared to the same month of 2019 the domestic prices grew by 4.7%.
In February 2020, the total business climate indicator decreases by 0.8 percentage points compared to the previous month as a result of the more unfavourable business climate in retail trade and service sector.
In January 2020, the number of the trips of Bulgarian residents abroad was 423.1 thousand or by 5.1% above the registered in January 2019. The trips with other purposes (as a guest, education and visit the cultural and sport events) in January 2020 composed the greatest share of the total number of trips of Bulgarian residents abroad - 48.0%, followed by those with holiday and recreation purposes - 27.1%, and with professional purpose - 24.9%.
In January 2020, the number of arrivals of visitors from abroad to Bulgaria was 604.6 thousand or by 9.1% more in comparison with January 2019. In January 2020, the predominant share of the visits with holiday and recreation purpose was 42.9%, followed by trips with other purposes - 40.3%, and with professional purpose - 16.8%.