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According to preliminary data during the first quarter of 2022 in comparison with the same quarter of 2021, the goods carried increased (by 2.2%), while the transport performance from the freight land and water transport decreased by 7.9%.

Compared to the corresponding quarter of the previous year the number of transported passengers by passenger transport (land, water and urban electrical transport) rose by 15.6%. The transport performance also increased by 19.9% compared to first quarter of 2021.

In the first quarter of 2022, during the continuing epidemic situation in the country, 703.4 thousand Bulgarian residents made tourist trips. The majority - 87.9% of them travelled only within the country, 10.8% - only abroad and 1.3% - both within the country and abroad. Compared to the same quarter of 2021, the total number of the travelled persons aged 15 and over increased by 53.9%.

In April 2022, the number of the trips of Bulgarian residents abroad was 590.5 thousand or by 117.7% above the registered in April 2021.

In April 2022, the number of arrivals of visitors from abroad to Bulgaria was 646.3 thousand or by 128.8% more in comparison with April 2021. An increase in the trips with all observed purposes was registered. Transit passes through the country were 42.9% (277.5 thousand) of all visits of foreigners to Bulgaria.

According to the preliminary data for the first quarter of 2022, the total turnover index in the section ‘Transportation, storage and post’, calculated on the basis of seasonally adjusted data, rose by 9.6% compared to the fourth quarter of 2021. In the section ‘Information and communication’ the turnover index increased by 6.1%.

In 2021 in Bulgaria, were operating the following cultural institutions:

•  184 museums with a museum collection of 7 624 thousand units;
•  71 theatres, which organized 9 970 performances, visited by 885 thousand viewers;
•  47 libraries with a library collection of over 200 thousand library units;
•  76 cinemas with 221 cinema screens.

Life expectancy at birth of the Bulgarian population, calculated for the period 2019 - 2021, is 73.6 years.

Life expectancy at birth for the male population is 70.1 years, while for females it is 7.3 years higher - 77.4 years.

In the first quarter of 2022 the unemployment rate was 4.9%, and the employment rate of population aged 20 - 64 was 73.7%.

According to the seasonally adjusted data, GDP has a growth of 4.5% in the first quarter of 2022 compared to the same quarter of the previous year.

The consumer price index in April 2022 compared to March 2022 was 102.5%, i.e. the monthly inflation was 2.5%.

The total income average per household member during the first quarter of 2022 is 2 006 BGN and increases by 9.6% compared to the same quarter of 2021.

The total expenditure average per household member during the first quarter of 2022 is 1 821 BGN and increases by 13.3% in comparison to the same quarter of 2021.

The consumption of main food products average per household member during the first quarter of 2022 changes compared to the same quarter of 2021.