According to the preliminary data for the first quarter of 2016 the total turnover index in section ‘Transportation, storage and post’, calculated on the basis of seasonally adjusted data increased by 5.0% compared to the fourth quarter of 2015, while in section ‘Information and communication’ - by 0.3%.
In the first quarter of 2016, 550.2 thousands Bulgarian residents made tourist trips. The majority (83.5%) of them travelled only within the country, 14.0% - only abroad and 2.5% - both in the country and abroad. Compared to the same quarter of 2015 the total number of the travelled persons aged 15 and over decreased by 4.8%, as a reduction was observed in the number of the Bulgarian residents travelled in the country - by 5.0% as well as in the number of persons travelled abroad by 3.5%.
The producer price index in agriculture in the first quarter of 2016 decreased by 5.0% in comparison with the same quarter of 2015. The crop output index decreased by 1.8% and the animal output index - by 7.5%. In comparison with previous year the prices of agricultural output went down by 3.6 %. The crop output index decreased by 3.6% and the animal output index - by 3.5%.
The index of prices of goods and services currently consumed in agriculture in the first quarter of 2016 was 0.1% below the level in the same quarter of previous year and by 3.3% compared to 2015.
In the first quarter of 2016 the employment rate of population aged 20 - 64 was 66.5% and the unemployment rate was 8.6%.
According to the preliminary data of the National Statistical Institute at the end of March 2016 the number of employees under labour contract increased by 2.6% as compared to the end of December 2015 and reached 2.28 million.
In the first quarter of 2016 in comparison with the fourth quarter of 2015 the average monthly wages and salaries increased by 1.7% getting 931 BGN.
The total income average per household member during the first quarter of 2016 is 1 237 BGN and increases by 4.2% compared to the same quarter of 2015.
The total expenditure average per household member during the first quarter of 2016 is 1 110 BGN and increases by 0.9% in comparison with the same quarter of 2015.
The consumption of some main food products average per capita changes during the first quarter of 2016 compared to the first quarter of 2015.
Life expectancy at birth of the Bulgarian population calculated for the period 2013 - 2015 is 74.5 years
Life expectancy at birth for male population is 71.1 years, while for female it is 6.9 years higher - 78.0 years.
According to the seasonally adjusted data, the GDP growth rate in the first quarter of 2016 is 2.9% compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
The consumer price index in April 2016 compared to March 2016 was 100.0%, i.e. the monthly inflation was 0.0%.