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In January 2018, 1 894 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 56.2 thousand and the bed-places were 124.0 thousand. In comparison with January 2017, the total number of accommodation establishments (functioned during the period) increased by 5.4%, and the bed-places in them - by 3.7%.

The total number of the nights spent in all accommodation establishments registered in January 2018 was 910.0 thousand, or by 13.5% more in comparison with the same month of the previous year.

The total revenues from nights spent in January 2018 reached 50.0 million BGN or by 20.2% more compared to January 2017.

According to the preliminary data, in January 2018 the index of production in section ‘Construction’ calculated on the base of seasonally adjusted data was 5.1% above the level of the previous month. In January 2018 the working day adjusted index of production in construction increased by 24.2% in comparison with the same month of 2017.

According to the preliminary seasonally adjusted data in January 2018 the turnover in ‘Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles’ at constant prices increased by 0.2% compared to the previous month.

According to the preliminary data the Industrial Production Index, seasonally adjusted, increased by 0.3% in January 2018 as compared to December 2017. In January 2018 the working day adjusted Industrial Production Index rose by 3.5% in comparison with the same month of 2017.

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the fourth quarter of 2017 increased by 0.6% in the EU-28 compared to the previous quarter by seasonally adjusted data. For the same period GDP in Bulgaria increased by 0.7%.

According to the seasonally adjusted data, the GDP growth rate in the fourth quarter of 2017 is 3.5% compared with the same quarter of 2016.

According to the preliminary data, GDP per person employed increased by 0.7% in the fourth quarter of 2017 compared to the same quarter of the previous year.

In 2016, regional GDP per capita, expressed in terms of purchasing power standards, ranged from 29% of the European Union (EU) average in the Bulgarian region of Severozapaden, to 611% of the average in Inner London - West in the United Kingdom.

This information is taken from data released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.

In December 2017 compared to November 2017 an increase is reported for the production of solid fuels - by 6.8%, liquefied petroleum gases - by 11.1%, unleaded motor gasoline - by 5.2%, transport diesel - by 6.7% and electricity - by 2.7%.

In December 2017 compared to November 2017 an increase is reported for the deliveries of solid fuels - by 7.7%, transport diesel - by 1.2%, natural gas - by 10.6% and electricity - by 7.1%. At the same time a decrease is reported for the deliveries of unleaded motor gasoline - by 36.0%. No change for the deliveries of liquefied petroleum gases.

In January 2018, the number of the trips of Bulgarian residents abroad was 387.6 thousand or by 4.9% above the registered in January 2017. The trips with other purposes (as a guest, education and visit the cultural and sport events) in January 2018 composed the greatest share of the total number of trips of Bulgarian residents abroad - 49.1%, followed by the trips with professional purpose - 25.8%, and with holiday and recreation purpose - 25.1%.

In January 2018, the number of arrivals of visitors from abroad to Bulgaria was 544.0 thousand or by 19.7% more in comparison with January 2017. In January 2018, the predominant share of the visits with holiday and recreation purpose was 43.4%, followed by trips with other purposes - 39.0%, and with professional purpose - 17.6%.