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Report on Quality and Methodology of the Population and Housing Census in 2011

The National Statistical Institute published a report on the quality and methods of the Population and Housing Census in 2011. The document was prepared according to the specifications of Regulation 1151/2010 of the Commission.

Events

04.04.2014

The NSI President Reneta Indjova, Ph.D. will participate in two Statistical Fora in Paris

04.04.2014

In the period April-June 2014 NSI will conduct a survey on “Social Inclusion and Living Conditions 2014”

14.03.2014

“Merging statistics and geospatial information” project

14.03.2014

NSI started work on the project "Preparation for exchange of micro-data on intra-EU trade between Member States"

Press releases

16.4.2014 - 11:00

Households Income, Expenditure and Consumption in 2013

14.4.2014 - 11:00

Inflation and Consumer Price Indices in March 2014

14.4.2014 - 11:00

Agricultural Land Prices and Rents in Agriculture in the Republic of Bulgaria in 2013

11.4.2014 - 11:00

Investment Activity in Industry, March 2014

11.4.2014 - 11:00

Bulgarian Trade with Third Countries for the Period January - February 2014 (preliminary data)

11.4.2014 - 11:00

Bulgarian Trade with EU in January 2014 (preliminary data)

Data

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Key figures

-0.2% monthly inflation for March 2014
- The consumer price index in March 2014 compared to February 2014 was 99.8%, i.e. the monthly inflation was -0.2%.
7 284 552 is the number of population as of 31 December 2012
- As of 31 December 2012 the population of Bulgaria is 7 284 552 persons. 72.9%, or 5 307 868 persons are living in urban areas. 27.1%, or 1 976 684 persons are living in rural areas.
1.2% is the GDP growth in the fourth quarter of 2013 compared with the same quarter of the previous year
- According to the seasonally adjusted data, the GDP growth rate in the fourth quarter of 2013 is 1.2% compared with the same quarter of the previous year.
59.6% Employment rate in the fourth quarter of 2013
- In the fourth quarter of 2013 the employment rate for population aged 15 - 64 was 59.6%, by 0.2 percentage points higher compared to the same quarter of 2012.
13.0% Unemployment rate in the fourth quarter of 2013
- In the fourth quarter of 2013 the unemployment rate was 13.0% and compared to the respective quarter of 2012 went up by 0.6 percentage points.
In February 2014 the turnover in the retail trade increased by 1.0% compared to the previous month
- According to preliminary seasonally adjusted data in February 2014 the turnover in ‘Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles’ division at constant prices increased by 1.0% compared to the previous month. The working day adjusted turnover grew by 9.2% as compared to the same month of the previous year.
100.7% seasonally adjusted Index of Industrial Production in February 2014
- The index of industrial production in February 2014 compared to the previous month, calculated from seasonally adjusted data was 100.7%, i.e. production increased by 0.7%.
99.9% Total Producer Price Index in February 2014
- Total Producer Price Index in February 2014 decreased by 0.1% compared to the previous month, while compared to the same month of 2013 the prices fell by 3.3%.
100.5% seasonally adjusted Index Construction Production in February 2014
- The seasonally adjusted Construction Production Index in February 2014 was 100.5% and an increase was by 0.5% compared to the previous month.