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The consumer survey carried out by the National Statistical Institute in July 2010 registers an increase of the total consumer confidence indicator by 4.5 percentage points in comparison with April. The indicator goes up both for the urban and for the rural population (an increase of the indicators by 3.9 and 6.1 percentage points respectively). As a whole the July inquiry reports on a decrease of pessimism in consumers’ assessments and expectations in comparison with April.

Similar to statistics of human population, business demography describes the life cycle of the enterprises; their birth, survival and development until death. More specifically business demography supplies data on number of active enterprises, number of newborn enterprises, proportion of survived enterprises and data on changes in employment figures at specific moment in time.

Producer Price Index on Domestic Market in June 2010 is at the level of the previous month, while compared to the same month of 2009 the domestic prices rose by 5.6%. Total Producer Price Index in Industry decreased by 0.2% compared to the previous month, compared to the same month of 2009 the prices rose by 8.4%.

In 2009 the exported goods were for 22.9 billion levs and compared to 2008 the exports fell by 23.1%.
The imported goods for 2009 were for 33 billion levs (CIF prices) or 32.7% less than in 2008.

In July 2010 the total business climate indicator increases by 1.4 percentage points in comparison with June due to the improvement of the business climate in industry and in the service sector.

In June 2010 the number of the trips of Bulgarian residents in abroad was 316.9 thousand, which was 34.8% less than the number of the trips in June 2009. In June 2010, the number of arrivals of visitors from abroad to Bulgaria was 970.2 thousand or 1.4% more than the number of trips in the corresponding month of 2009.

The market price index of the dwellings for the second quarter of 2010 compared to the first quarter of 2010 was 99.2%, i.e. the average decrease of the market prices of the dwellings was 0.8%.

The consumer price index (CPI) in June 2010 compared to May 2010 was 99.1%, i.e. the monthly inflation was -0.9%.
The harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) in June 2010 compared to May 2010 was 99.6%, i.e. the monthly inflation was -0.4%.

By the preliminary data of the NSI, the total construction production in May 2010 was 16.6% less than the same month of the previous year. A drop by 25.2% was registered in the production of building construction, while in the civil engineering production the decrease was 0.4%.

According to the preliminary data the trade turnover in May 2010 fell by 12.4% in comparison with the same month of the previous year.