Press releases

In June 2014 compared to May 2014 an increase of the production of electricity by 1.9% is reported. At the same time a decrease of the production of solid fuels by 39.2%, liquefied petroleum gases - by 11.1%, unleaded motor gasoline - by 6.8%, transport diesel - by 25.4% and natural gas - by 20.0% is reported.

In June 2014 compared to May 2014 a decrease of the deliveries of solid fuels by 36.0%, liquefied petroleum gases - by 5.7%, unleaded motor gasoline - by 4.5%, transport diesel - by 11.4%, natural gas - by 23.8%, and electricity - by 2.9% is reported. 

Producer Price Index on Domestic Market in July 2014 decreased by 0.1% compared to the previous month, while compared to the same month of 2013 the domestic prices fell by 0.6%. Total Producer Price Index increased by 0.2% compared to the previous month, while compared to the same month of 2013 the prices went down by 0.4%. 

In the second quarter of 2014, 886.1 thousand Bulgarian residents made tourist trips. The majority (74.7%) of them travelled only within the country, 19.8% - only abroad and 5.5% - both in the country and abroad. Compared to the same quarter of 2013 the total number of the travelled persons aged 15 and over decreased by 1.2%, as a reduction was observed in the number of the Bulgarian residents travelled in the country - by 13.6%, while the number of persons travelled abroad increased by 34.7%.

According to the preliminary data in the second quarter of 2014 the total turnover index for section “Transportation, storage and post”, calculated on the basis of seasonally adjusted data, was 1.7% higher than the previous quarter. In section „Information and communication” the turnover index decreased by 1.4%.

In 2013, the government budget appropriations or outlays on R&D amounted to 200.4 million BGN and increased by 1.3% compared to 2012.