Press releases

The consumer price index in March 2013 compared to February 2013 was 99.5%, i.e. the monthly inflation was -0.5%.

In January 2013 the Bulgarian exports to the EU increased by 16.8% compared to the corresponding month of the previous year and amounted to 2.0 Billion Levs while the imports decreased by 2.9% and added up to 2.1 Billion Levs.

In February 2013, 1 834 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 52.5 thousands and the bed-places were 104.8 thousands. In comparison with February 2012 the total number of accommodation establishments increased by 9.1% and the bed-places in them - by 2.7%.
The total number of the nights spent in all accommodation establishments in February 2013 amounted to 667.3 thousands or by 16.5% more in comparison with the same month of the previous year. The total revenues from nights spent reached 30.5 million BGN or by 10.4% more compared to February 2012.

In the period January - February 2013 the Bulgarian exports to third countries increased by 20.2% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year and amounted to 2.8 Billion Levs while the imports grew by 14.1% and added up to 3.3 Billion Levs.
In the period January - February 2013 the total value of all exported goods (both for third countries and EU) amounted to 6.7 Billion Levs and compared to the corresponding period of 2012 the exports increased by 18.4% while the total value of all imported goods reached 7.8 Billion Levs and grew by 9.7%.

According to the preliminary data, in February 2013 the index of production in section ‘Construction’, calculated on the base of seasonally adjusted data, was 0.6% above the level of the previous month.

The preliminary data showed that the Industrial Production Index seasonally adjusted decreased by 2.0% in February 2013 as compared to January 2013. The working day adjusted Industrial Production Index rose by 5.1% in comparison with the same month of 2012.

The number of Homes for medico-social care for children at the end of 2012 is 30 with capacity of 3 624 places. 2 087 children are accommodated there.
1 169 of them are boys and 918 - girls.

According to the NSI’s preliminary data the number of minors and juveniles registered in the Child pedagogic rooms in 2012 was 11 460.

In February 2013 compared to January 2013 a decrease is reported for the production of solid fuels by 21.7%, unleaded motor gasoline - by 5.0%, transport diesel - by 2.5%, natural gas - by 12.0% and electricity - by 15.5%. No change is reported for the production of liquefied petroleum gases.

Deliveries of liquefied petroleum gases in February 2013 compared to January 2013 increase by 12.0% and unleaded motor gasoline - by 90.5%. At the same time a decrease is reported for the deliveries of solid fuels by 23.0%, transport diesel - by 7.1%, natural gas - by 13.8% and electricity - by 12.4%.