According to the preliminary seasonally adjusted data in April 2022, the turnover in ‘Retail trade, except motor vehicles and motorcycles’ at constant prices decreased by 0.8% compared to the previous month. The calendar-adjusted turnover rose by 5.7% compared to the same month of the previous year.
According to the preliminary data in April 2022, the Industrial Production Index, seasonally adjusted, decreased by 0.4% compared to March 2022.
In April 2022, the calendar adjusted Industrial Production Index rose by 16.9% in comparison with the same month of 2021.
In April 2022, 1 991 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 63.6 thousand and the bed-places were 135.4 thousand. In comparison with April 2021, the total number of accommodation establishments (functioned during the period) increased by 15.0% and the bed-places in them - by 30.4%.
The total number of nights spent in all accommodation establishments registered in April 2022 was 887.7 thousand, or by 114.6% more in comparison with the same month of the previous year.
The total revenues from nights spent in April 2022 reached 55.9 million BGN, as 34.6 million BGN were from Bulgarians and 21.3 million BGN - from foreigners.
According to the preliminary data, GDP per person employed increased in real terms by 3.3% in the first quarter of 2022 compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
According to the seasonally adjusted data, GDP increased by 4.0% in the first quarter of 2022 compared with the same quarter of 2021.
In March 2022, compared to February 2022, an increase is reported for the production of solid fuels - by 8.7%, liquefied petroleum gases - by 133.3%, unleaded motor gasoline - by 31.7%, transport diesel - by 29.1% and electricity - by 14.7%. No change in the production of natural gas.
In March 2022, compared to February 2022, an increase is reported for the deliveries of solid fuels - by 8.5%, liquefied petroleum gases - by 10.3%, unleaded motor gasoline - by 55.9%, transport diesel - by 47.5%, natural gas - by 10.1% and electricity - by 12.2%.
The Total Producer Price Index in April 2022 increased by 3.3% compared to the previous month and by 40.2% compared to the same month of 2021. The Producer Price Index on the Domestic Market in April 2022 rose by 4.1% compared to the previous month; compared to the same month of 2021, the domestic prices increased by 49.8%.
In May 2022, the total business climate indicator decreases by 0.7 percentage points in comparison with April as a result of the more unfavourable business climate in industry, construction and retail trade.
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%.