Press releases

The average quarterly total income average per household member during the fourth quarter of 2011 is 997 Levs or by 7.8% more compared to the same quarter of 2010.

The total expenditure per household member during the fourth quarter of 2011 is 933 Levs and it increases by 7.3% in relation to the same quarter of 2010.

The consumption of main food products average per capita doesn’t change during the fourth quarter of 2011 compared to the same quarter of 2010.

GDP in the fourth quarter of 2011 increased by 1.5%, compared with the same quarter of the previous year and 0.4% compared with the third quarter of 2011.

According to the preliminary data of the NSI, the consumer price index (CPI) in January 2012 compared to December 2011 was 100.2%, i.e. the monthly inflation was 0.2%.
According to the preliminary data of the NSI, the harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) in January 2012 compared to December 2011 was 100.3%, i.e. the monthly inflation was 0.3%.

According to the preliminary data of the National Statistical Institute in the fourth quarter of 2011 the newly built residential buildings were 928 and compared to the previous quarter increased by 34.5%.

According to the preliminary data of the National Statistical Institute (NSI) at the end of December 2011 the number of employees under labour contract decreased by 2.6% as compared to the end of September 2011 and reached to 2.13 millions. In fourth quarter of 2011 in comparison with the third quarter of 2011 the average monthly wages and salaries increased by 4.9% getting 727 levs.

In 2011 the Bulgarian exports to third countries increased by 24.4% compared to the previous year and exceeded 14.8 billion levs while the imports increased by 19.2% and amounted to 18.6 billion levs.

In 2011 the total value of the exported goods (both for third countries and EU) amounted to 39.3 billion levs and compared to 2010 the exports increased by 29.2% while the total value of all imported goods was 45.1 billion levs and increased by 19.9%.

In the period January - November 2011 the Bulgarian exports to the EU increased by 33.3% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year and amounted to 22.6 billion levs while the imports increased by 20.7% and amounted to 24.1 billion levs.

In November 2011 the exports to the EU increased by 29.1% compared to the corresponding month of the previous year and exceeded 2.2 billion levs while the imports increased by 13.9% and exceeded 2.6 billion levs .

According to the preliminary data of the NSI, in December 2011 the index of production in section ‘Construction’, calculated on the base of seasonally adjusted data was 1.1% below the level of the previous month.

The preliminary data showed that the Industrial Production Index seasonally adjusted decreased by 1.3% in December 2011 as compared to November 2011. The working day adjusted Industrial Production Index fell by 0.6% as compared to the same month of 2010.

In January 2012 the total consumer confidence indicator decreases by 2.2 percentage points in comparison with its level in October 2011 which is due entirely to a worsening of consumer confidence among the urban population.