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NSI presents preliminary results from the Labour Force Survey for the fourth quarter of 2011.

In the fourth quarter of 2011, the municipal authorities have issued building permits for construction of 1 194 residential buildings with 2 945 dwellings, of 56 administrative buildings/offices and of 1 563 other buildings. The construction of 640 residential buildings with 1 740 dwellings, of 28 administrative buildings/offices and of 670 other buildings has been started.

According to preliminary data production of unleaded motor gasoline in December 2011 compared to November 2011 increases by 4.0%, transport diesel - by 6.2% and electricity - by 6.0%. The production of solid fuels decreases by 5.9%. There is no change in the production of liquefied petroleum gases.

Deliveries of transport diesel in December 2011 compared to November 2011 increase by 34.9%, natural gas - by 8.5% and electricity - by 5.5%. Decrease is reported for the deliveries of solid fuels by 7.2%, liquefied petroleum gases - by 9.4% and unleaded motor gasoline - by 17.9%.

Producer Price Index on Domestic Market in December 2011 remained at the level of the previous month, while compared to the same month of 2010 the domestic prices grew by 4.1%. Total Producer Price Index decreased by 0.6% compared to the previous month; compared to the same month of 2010 the prices went up by 4.0%.

In January 2012 the total business climate indicator decreases by 0.7 percentage points compared to its level from the previous month which is due entirely to the drop of the indicator in retail trade.

In December 2011 the number of the trips of Bulgarian residents in abroad was 258.9 thousand or by 1.9% more compared to December 2010.

In December 2011 the number of arrivals of visitors from abroad to Bulgaria was 392.3 thousand which was by 4.8% more than in the same month of 2010.

The market price index of the dwellings for the fourth quarter of 2011 compared to the third quarter of 2011 was 98.5%, i.e. the average decrease of the market prices of the dwellings was 1.5%.

The consumer price index (CPI) in December 2011 compared to November 2011 was 100.1%, i.e. the monthly inflation was 0.1%.
The harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) in December 2011 compared to November 2011 was 100.3%, i.e. the monthly inflation was 0.3%.

According to the preliminary data of the NSI, in November 2011 the index of production in section ‘Construction’, calculated on the base of seasonally adjusted data was 0.4% below the level of the previous month.

The preliminary data showed that the Industrial Production Index seasonally adjusted decreased by 0.4% in November 2011 as compared to October 2011. The working day adjusted Industrial Production Index rose by 0.6% as compared to the same month of 2010.