In January 2011, the number of the trips of Bulgarian residents abroad was 303.8 thousand, or 7.5% more than the number of the trips in January 2010. In January 2011, the number of arrivals of visitors from abroad to Bulgaria was 324.3 thousand or 6.4% more than the number of trips in the corresponding month of 2010.
By preliminarily data, 986.2 thousand Bulgarian residents travelled to the country or abroad in the fourth quarter of 2010. A person of 15 years and over spent on the average 130.3 BGN for its private domestic trip and 704.9 BGN for outbound trip.
According to preliminary data during the fourth quarter of 2010 comparing with the previous three months а decrease of the goods carried was observed, as well of the transport performance by 3.1 and 9.2% respectively. As compared the corresponding period of 2009 was registered a decline in the freight carriages– by 2.1% for the goods carried and by 33.3% for the transport performance. During the fourth quarter of 2010 transported passengers were with 13.0% more than the passengers in the previous three months, while the transport performance fell by 1.5%. In comparison with the corresponding quarter of 2009 а decrease was observed for the transported passengers by 1.0%, while the transport performance increased by 5.2%.
In the fourth quarter of 2010, the municipal authorities have issued building permits for construction of 1 152 residential buildings with 2 705 dwellings, of 52 administrative buildings/offices and 1 108 other buildings. The construction of 611 residential buildings with 2 286 dwellings, of 24 administrative buildings/offices and 472 other buildings has been started.
In the fourth quarter of 2010 the employment rate of population aged 15 - 64 recorded a fall by 2.2 percentage points compared to the respective quarter of 2009 and stood at 59.0%. For the same period the unemployment rate went up by 3.3 percentage points to 11.2%.
In the fourth quarter of 2010, 2 117 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 fourth quarter of 2010 was 1 616.9 thousand and rose by 107.7 thousand (7.1%) compared to same period of 2009.
The index of producer prices in agriculture increases by 27.2% in the fourth quarter of 2010 as compared to the same quarter 2009. Increases were registered in the crop production by 32.6%, and in the livestock – by 10.9% compared with the corresponding quarter of previous year.
The index of prices of means of production used in agriculture in the fourth quarter of 2010 is 3.8% above the same quarter of 2009.
According to the seasonally adjusted data, the GDP growth rate in the fourth quarter of 2010 is 1.7%, compared with the fourth quarter of the year and 2.1%, compared with the same quarter of the previous year.
According to the preliminary data of the NSI, the consumer price index (CPI) in January 2011 compared to December 2010 was 100.6%, i.e. the monthly inflation was 0.6%.
According to the preliminary data of the NSI, the harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) in January 2011 compared to December 2010 was 100.5%, i.e. the monthly inflation was 0.5%.
According to the preliminary data of the National Statistical Institute (NSI) at the end of December 2010 the number of employees under labour contract decreased by 2.3% as compared to the end of September 2010 and reached to 2.15 millions. In fourth quarter of 2010 in comparison with the third quarter of 2010 the average monthly wages and salaries increased by 4.9% getting 669 levs.