Press releases

In the period January - April 2016 the Bulgarian exports to the EU grew by 3.3% compared to the same period of 2015 and amounted to 9 595.2 Million BGN while the imports from the EU decreased by 1.3% and reached 10 549.1 Million BGN.

In April 2016 the exports to the EU increased by 5.5% in comparison with the corresponding month of the previous year and amounted to 2 535.3 Million BGN while the imports added up to 2 695.4 Million BGN and dropped by 6.0%.

In the period January - May 2016 the Bulgarian exports to third countries decreased by 15.4% compared to the same period of 2015 and amounted to 5 752.7 Million BGN while the imports dropped by 17.4% and added up to 6 417.3 Million BGN.

In the period January - May 2016 the total value of all exported goods (both for third countries and EU) amounted to 17 743.6 Million BGN and in comparison with the corresponding period of the previous year the exports decreased by 3.5% while the total value of all imported goods added up to 19 568.8 Million BGN and dropped by 7.0%.

In May 2016, 2 228 accommodation establishments - hotels, motels, camping sites, mountain chalets and other establishments for short-term accommodation with more than 10 bed-places were functioned in the country. The total number of the rooms in them was 102.3 thousand and the bed-places were 222.1 thousand. In comparison with May 2015 the total number of accommodation establishments (functioned during the period) decreased by 1.3%, while the bed-places in them increased by 3.2%.

The total number of the nights spent in all accommodation establishments registered in May 2016 was 1 350.5 thousand, or by 20.0% more in comparison with the same month of the previous year.

The total revenues from nights spent in May 2016 reached 59.8 million BGN or by 18.7% more compared to May 2015. 

According to the preliminary data, in May 2016 the index of production in section ‘Construction’ calculated on the base of seasonally adjusted data kept the level of the previous month. In May 2016 the working day adjusted index of production in construction decreased by 8.1% in comparison with the same month of 2015.

According to the preliminary seasonally adjusted data in May 2016 the turnover in ‘Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles’ at constant prices increased by 0.2% compared to the previous month.

According to the preliminary data the Industrial Production Index, seasonally adjusted, decreased by 2.0% in May 2016 as compared to April 2016. In May 2016 the working day adjusted Industrial Production Index fell by 3.3% in comparison with the same month of 2015.

During the period 2012 - 2014 26.1% of the enterprises carried out an innovation activity.

Total Producer Price Index in May 2016 increased by 0.2% compared to the previous month; compared to the same month of 2015 the prices went down by 5.6%. Producer Price Index on Domestic Market in May 2016 declined by 0.1% compared to the previous month; compared to the same month of 2015 the domestic prices fell by 4.5%. 

In 2015, the government budget allocations for R&D amounted to 212.5 million BGN and increased by 2.8% compared to 2014.