Press releases

The consumer price index in June 2014 compared to May 2014 was 99.6%, i.e. the monthly inflation was -0.4%.

In May 2014, 2 185 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 99.6 thousands and the bed-places were 208.5 thousands. In comparison with May 2013 the total number of accommodation establishments increased by 2.4% and the bed-places in them - by 4.6%.

The total number of the nights spent in all accommodation establishments registered in May 2014 was 1 212.0 thousands or by 2.4% more in comparison with the same month of the previous year. The total revenues from nights spent in May 2014 reached 51.8 million BGN or by 9.6% more compared to May 2013.

In the period January - May 2014 the Bulgarian exports to third countries decreased by 14.8% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year and amounted to 6.1 Billion BGN while the imports decreased by 5.2% and added up to 7.8 Billion BGN.

In the period January - May 2014 the total value of all exported goods (both for third countries and EU) amounted to 16.4 Billion BGN and compared to the corresponding period of 2013 the exports decreased by 5.4% while the total value of all imported goods added up to 20.1 Billion BGN and decreased by 0.1%.

In the period January - April 2014 the Bulgarian exports to the EU decreased by 0.9% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year and amounted to 8.3 Billion BGN while the imports increased by 4.6% and added up to 9.9 Billion BGN.

In April 2014 the exports to the EU decreased by 3.5% compared to the corresponding month of the previous year and added up to 2.1 Billion BGN while the imports increased by 0.6% and amounted to 2.6 Billion BGN.

According to the preliminary data, in May 2014 the index of production in section ‘Construction’, calculated on the base of seasonally adjusted data, was 1.7% above the level of the previous month. In May 2014 the working day adjusted index of production in construction an increased by 6.2% in comparison with the same month of 2013.

According to the preliminary seasonally adjusted data in May 2014 the turnover in Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles at constant prices decreased by 0.1% compared to the previous month.

According to the preliminary data the Industrial Production Index seasonally adjusted decreased by 0.7% in May 2014 as compared to April 2014. In May 2014 the working day adjusted Industrial Production Index rose by 4.9% in comparison with the same month of 2013.

During the 2010 - 2012 period 27.4% of the enterprises carried out an innovation activity.