In January 2012 the Bulgarian exports to the EU decreased by 7.3% compared to the corresponding month of previous year and amounted to over 1.7 billion levs while the imports increased by 1.8% and reached 2.0 billion levs.
The foreign trade balance of Bulgaria (export FOB - import CIF) with EU in January 2012 was negative and amounted to 276.5 million levs.
In the period January- February 2012 the Bulgarian exports to third countries decreased by 2.6% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year and amounted to 2.3 billion levs while the imports increased by 8.6% and reached 2.9 billion levs.
In the period January- February 2012 the total value of the exported goods (both for third countries and EU) reached almost 5.7 billion levs. Compared to the corresponding period of 2011 the exports decreased by 6.1% while the total value of the imported goods was for 6.9 billion levs and increased by 7.2%.
The number of Homes for medico-social care for children at the end of 2011 is 31 with capacity of 3 756 places. 2 319 children are accommodated there. 1 278 of them are boys and 1 041 - girls.
According to the preliminary data of the NSI, in February 2012 the index of production in section ‘Construction’, calculated on the base of seasonally adjusted data was 3.6% below the level of the previous month.
The preliminary data showed that the Industrial Production Index seasonally adjusted decreased by 2.1% in February 2012 as compared to January 2012. The working day adjusted Industrial Production Index fell by 5.5% as compared to the same month of 2011.
According to the NSI’s preliminary data the number of minors and juveniles registered in the Child pedagogic rooms in 2011 is 12 223. The coefficient of persons registered in the Child pedagogic rooms in 2011 is 1 894 per 100 000 persons of the population aged 8-17 years.
Production of solid fuels in February 2012 compared to January 2012 increases by 15.1% and electricity - 0.04%. Because of planned annual repair of production capacities, a significant decrease is reported for the production of liquefied petroleum gases by 66.7%, unleaded motor gasoline - by 63.8% and transport diesel - by 55.6%.
Deliveries of solid fuels in February 2012 compared to January 2012 increase by 11.0%, liquefied petroleum gases - by 10.5% and unleaded motor gasoline - by 5.6%. Decrease is reported for the deliveries of transport diesel by 21.0% and natural gas - by 2.5%. No change is reported for the deliveries of electricity.
Producer Price Index on Domestic Market in February 2012 increased by 0.4% compared to the previous month, while compared to the same month of 2011 the domestic prices grew by 4.6%. Total Producer Price Index rose by 0.5% compared to the previous month; compared to the same month of 2011 the prices went up by 3.6%.
In March 2012 the business conjuncture in the country has slightly improved. The total business climate indicator increases by 2.3 percentage points in comparison with its February level due to the more favourable business climate in retail trade and in service sector.