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In the period January - October 2016 the Bulgarian exports to third countries decreased by 10.6% compared to the same period of 2015 and amounted to 11 973.0 Million BGN while the imports dropped by 9.8% and added up to 13 912.2 Million BGN.

In the period January - October 2016 the total value of all exported goods (both for third countries and EU) amounted to 37 895.9 Million BGN and in comparison with the corresponding period of the previous year the exports increased by 0.2% while the total value of all imported goods added up to 41 685.7 Million BGN and dropped by 2.3%.

The results of the 2016 survey on the usage of information and communication technologies (ICT) in households and by individuals showed that 63.5% of the households in Bulgaria had internet access at home, which was a growth of 4.4 percentage points compared to the previous year.

The consumer price index in November 2016 compared to October 2016 was 100.0%, i.e. the monthly inflation was 0.0%.

In 2016, 93.7% of the non-financial enterprises with 10 or more persons employed used computers and 91.3% had internet access.

In the period January - September 2016 the Bulgarian exports to the EU grew by 6.0% compared to the same period of 2015 and amounted to 23 034.5 Million BGN while the imports from the EU increased by 1.5% and reached 24 536.7 Million BGN.

In September 2016 the exports to the EU grew by 14.7% in comparison with the corresponding month of the previous year and amounted to 2 849.0 Million BGN while the imports added up to 2 738.6 Million BGN and grew by 2.4%.

According to the preliminary data, in October 2016 the index of production in section ‘Construction’ calculated on the base of seasonally adjusted data was 2.0% below the level of the previous month. In October 2016 the working day adjusted index of production in construction decreased by 14.0% in comparison with the same month of 2015.

According to the preliminary seasonally adjusted data in October 2016 the turnover in ‘Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles’ at constant prices increased by 0.5% compared to the previous month.

According to the preliminary data the Industrial Production Index, seasonally adjusted, increased by 0.3% in October 2016 as compared to September 2016. In October 2016 the working day adjusted Industrial Production Index rose by 2.8% in comparison with the same month of 2015.

According to the seasonally adjusted data, the GDP growth rate in the third quarter of 2016 is 3.4% compared with the same quarter of 2015.

The survey is a part of the European Health Survey System in the framework of the European Statistical System. The EHIS aims at measuring on a harmonized basis and with a high degree of comparability among EU Member States, the health status, life style (health determinants) and health care services use of the EU citizens.

NSI presents final results based on the conducted in 2014 EHIS.