National statistical institute

Events

13.02.2014

The Council of Ministers adopted the Report on the Implementation of the National Statistical Programme and the activities of the NSI in 2013 and the National Statistical Programme for 2014

11.02.2014

NSI of Bulgaria will participate in the 20th meeting of the European Statistical System Committee

30.01.2014

Meeting of SEEMIG project partners, 28 - 30 January 2014, Sofia

29.01.2014

The National Statistical Institute started working on the “Modernising Intrastat” project

Press releases

5.3.2014 - 13:00

Gross Domestic Product for the Fourth Quarter of 2013 and 2013 (preliminary data)

5.3.2014 - 13:00

Gross Domestic Product for 2012 – Final Data

28.2.2014 - 11:00

Business Conjuncture, February 2014

28.2.2014 - 11:00

Producer Price Indices in Industry, January 2014

27.2.2014 - 11:00

Trips of Bulgarian Residents Abroad and Arrivals of Visitors from Abroad to Bulgaria in January 2014

26.2.2014 - 11:00

Goods and Passengers Carried and Transport Performance by Mode of Transport in the Fourth Quarter of 2013 (preliminary data)

Data

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Key figures

-0.2% monthly inflation for January 2014 (preliminary data)
- According to the preliminary data of the NSI, the consumer price index in January 2014 compared to December 2013 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 December 2013 the turnover in the retail trade increased by 0.4% compared to the previous month
- According to preliminary seasonally adjusted data in December 2013 the turnover in ‘Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles’ division at constant prices increased by 0.4% compared to the previous month. The working day adjusted turnover grew by 5.6% as compared to the same month of the previous year.
99.0% seasonally adjusted Index of Industrial Production in December 2013
- The index of industrial production in December 2013 compared to the previous month, calculated from seasonally adjusted data was 99.0%, i.e. production decreased by 1.0%.
100.1% Total Producer Price Index in January 2014
- Total Producer Price Index in January 2014 increased by 0.1% compared to the previous month, while compared to the same month of 2013 the prices fell by 2.4%.
100.5 % seasonally adjusted Index Construction Production in December 2013
- The seasonally adjusted Construction Production Index in December 2013 was 100.5% and an increase was by 0.5% compared to the previous month.

Publications

Population and Demographic Processes 2012

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 30.12.2013)

Statistical Review of Burgas 2007-2011

Statistics Journal - volume 1-2/2013