Press releases

According to preliminary data during the third quarter of 2011 in comparison with the correspondence period in 2010 the transported goods rose by 7.6%. At the same time, the transport performance measured in tonne-kilometres dropped by 18.6%, which was mainly due to the water transport. In comparison with the corresponding quarter of previous year a decrease in the transported passengers by 2.7% was observed, while the transport performance in passenger-kilometres registered an increase by 6.7%.

In the third quarter of 2011 the employment rate for population aged 15 - 64 was 59.9% (by 0.7 percentage points lower than in the second quarter of 2010). For the same period the unemployment rate went up by 0.7 percentage points to 10.2%.

By preliminarily data, 1522.9 thousand Bulgarian residents were travelled to the country or abroad in the third quarter of 2011. A person of 15 years and over spent on the average 455.0 BGN for its private domestic trip and 844.3 BGN for outbound trip.

The index of producer prices in agriculture increases by 25.5% in the third quarter of 2011 as compared to the same quarter 2010. Increases were registered in the crop production by 29.4%, and in the livestock – by 10.2% compared with the corresponding quarter of previous year.

The index of prices of means of production used in agriculture in the third quarter of 2011 is 8.8% above the same quarter of 2010.

The investment business inquiry of NSI carried out among industrial enterprises in the second half of October 2011 shows that the industrial entrepreneurs expect to make 20.0% less investments in the current year in comparison with the previous 2010.

In the third quarter of 2011, 3 450 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 nights spent in all accommodation establishments in the third quarter of 2011 was 11 155.8 thousand and rose by 1 769.5 thousand (18.9%) compared to the same period of 2010.

GDP in the third quarter of 2011 increased by 1.3%, compared with the same quarter of the previous year but remains at the same level compared with the second quarter of 2011.

According to the preliminary data of the National Statistical Institute for the first semester of 2011, the trials ended with inflicted penalty cover 14 136 committed crimes. The number of persons convicted with penalties come into force amounted to 15 796. The number of persons with effective sentence of conviction amounted to 9 276 and conditionally sentenced are 6 520 persons.

The consumer price index (CPI) in October 2011 compared to September 2011 was 100.8%, i.e. the monthly inflation was 0.8%.
The harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) in October 2011 compared to September 2011 was 100.3%, i.e. the monthly inflation was 0.3%.

According to the preliminary data of the National Statistical Institute, in the third quarter of 2011 the newly built residential buildings were 690 and compared to the same quarter of 2010 increased by 27.1%. The newly built dwellings in them fell by 0.7% and their number was 3 796.