Press releases

In May 2022, 2 373 accommodation establishments - hotels, motels, camping sites, mountain chalets and other establishments for short-term accommodation with more than 10 bed-places, functioned in the country. The total number of rooms in them was 94.2 thousand and the bed-places were 207.2 thousand. In comparison with May 2021, the total number of accommodation establishments (functioned during the period) increased by 16.2% and the bed-places in them - by 34.9%.

The total number of nights spent in all accommodation establishments registered in May 2022 was 1 263.1 thousand, or by 72.6% more in comparison with the same month of the previous year.

The total revenues from nights spent in May 2022 reached 75.6 million BGN, as 38.1 million BGN were from foreigners and 37.5 million BGN - from Bulgarians.

In the first quarter of 2022, the National Statistical Institute for the second time conducted an additional survey to the Household Budget Survey in order to carry out quarterly monitoring of changes in the living conditions of households as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, under ‘Income and Living Conditions (ILC) - Statistical infrastructure under IESS - SILC 2022 module - 2021 and 2022 Infra-annual data collection’ project, the implementation of which is in accordance with Grant Agreement with the European Commission No. 101052273 - 2021-BG-ILC-SILC. For the study, 5 687 persons aged 16 and over from 3 052 households were surveyed. The additional survey is an initiative of Eurostat and is conducted according to a uniform methodology within the framework of the European survey Infra-annual data collection on living conditions (IALC).

The results of the additional survey can be viewed in the press releases under the heading "Income, expenditure and consumption of households".

According to the preliminary data, in May 2022, the index of production in section ‘Construction’ calculated on the basis of seasonally adjusted data was 2.0% above the level of the previous month. In May 2022, the calendar adjusted index of production in construction increased by 5.8% in comparison with the same month of 2021.

According to the preliminary seasonally adjusted data in May 2022, the turnover in ‘Retail trade, except motor vehicles and motorcycles’ at constant prices increased by 0.4% compared to the previous month. The calendar adjusted turnover rose by 5.0% compared to the same month of the previous year.

According to the preliminary data in May 2022 the Industrial Production Index, seasonally adjusted, increased by 1.4% compared to April 2022. In May 2022, the calendar adjusted Industrial Production Index rose by 20.2% in comparison with the same month of 2021.

The National Statistical Institute publishes for the first time its own calculations for the land use distribution of the Republic of Bulgaria based on spatial data from the current cadastral map of the country. The results are presented by territorial units for statistical purposes (NUTS) and administrative-territorial units.

The data are available in the Information System Infostat and will be updated annually, according to the Calendar for the dissemination of the results of statistical surveys.

As of 31 December 2021, the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria is 110 996.84 sq. km. According to the types of durable land use (specific purpose of use) of the land properties, the largest area is occupied by agricultural areas - 54.60% and forest areas - 33.13% of the total area of the country. Urbanized areas cover nearly 5 133.2 sq. km or 4.62% of the country's territory.

The key indicators are elaborated in accordance with the euro area, European Union and individual Member States indicators system. The analytical document is quarterly updated. Source of the data are the NSI statistical surveys and BNB data. From 2016 annual data is published in a separate application, which is updated every first half year.

During the period 2018 - 2020, 36.2% of the enterprises with 10 or more persons employed carried out an innovation activity.

The Total Producer Price Index in May 2022 increased by 0.4% compared to the previous month and by 38.2% compared to the same month of 2021. The Producer Price Index on the Domestic Market in May 2022 decreased by 0.1% compared to the previous month; compared to the same month of 2021, the domestic prices increased by 47.7%.

In April 2022, compared to March 2022, a decrease is reported for the production of solid fuels - by 27.8%, unleaded motor gasoline - by 14.8%, transport diesel - by 19.1% and electricity - by 19.9%. No change in the production of liquefied petroleum gases and natural gas.

In April 2022, compared to March 2022, an increase is reported for the deliveries of liquefied petroleum gases - by 6.3%. A decrease is reported for the deliveries of solid fuels - by 27.8%, unleaded motor gasoline - by 41.5%, transport diesel - by 26.4%, natural gas - by 42.3% and electricity - by 22.6%.