Inflation and Consumer Price Indices in February 2016
The consumer price index in February 2016 compared to January 2016 was 99.7%, i.e. the monthly inflation was -0.3%.
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Activity of Accommodation Establishments in January 2016
In January 2016, 1 829 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 55.2 thousands and the bed-places were 111.3 thousands. In comparison with January 2015 the total number of accommodation establishments (functioned during the period) decreased by 7.8% and the bed-places in them - by 0.8%.
The total number of the nights spent in all accommodation establishments registered in January 2016 was 811.7 thousands, or by 9.4% more in comparison with the same month of the previous year.
The total revenues from nights spent in January 2016 reached 39.4 million BGN or by 9.0% more compared to January 2015.
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Bulgarian Trade with EU in 2015 (preliminary data)
In 2015 the Bulgarian exports to the EU increased by 7.9% compared to 2014 and amounted to 29.1 Billion BGN while the imports grew by 5.5% and added up to 33.2 Billion BGN.
In December 2015 the exports to the EU increased by 5.8% compared to the corresponding month of the previous year and added up to 2.174 Billion BGN while the imports grew by 1.3% and amounted to 2.861 Billion BGN.
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Bulgarian Trade with Third Countries in January 2016 (preliminary data)
In January 2016 the Bulgarian exports to third countries increased by 6.3% compared to the same period of 2015 and amounted to 1.164 Billion BGN while the imports decreased by 17.8 and added up to 1.203 Billion BGN.
In January 2016 the total value of all exported goods (both for third countries and EU) amounted to 3.424 Billion BGN and compared to the same month of the previous year the exports grew by 1.0% while the total value of all imported goods added up to 3.464 Billion BGN and decreased by 8.3%.
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Construction Production Indices in January 2016
According to the preliminary data, in January 2016 the index of production in section ‘Construction’ calculated on the base of seasonally adjusted data was 3.4% below the level of the previous month. In January 2016 the working day adjusted index of production in construction decreased by 10.7% in comparison with the same month of 2015.
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Turnover Indices in 'Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles' in January 2016
According to the preliminary seasonally adjusted data in January 2016 the turnover in ‘Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles’ at constant prices kept the level of the previous month.
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Industrial Production Indices in January 2016
According to the preliminary data the Industrial Production Index, seasonally adjusted, increased by 0.8% in January 2016 as compared to December 2015. In January 2016 the working day adjusted Industrial Production Index rose by 3.0% in comparison with the same month of 2015.
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Gross Domestic Product for the Fourth Quarter of 2015 and Preliminary Data for 2015
According to the seasonally adjusted data, the GDP growth rate in the fourth quarter of 2015 is 3.0% compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
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Regional GDP per capita in the EU in 2014
In 2014, regional GDP per capita, expressed in terms of purchasing power standards, ranged from 30% of the European Union (EU) average in the Bulgarian region of Severozapaden, to 539% of the average in Inner London-West in the United Kingdom.
This information is taken from data released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
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Production and Deliveries of Energy Products, December 2015
In December 2015 compared to November 2015 an increase of the production of solid fuels - by 14.6%, unleaded motor gasoline - by 3.3%, and electricity - by 15.9%, is reported. At the same time a decrease of the production of transport diesel - by 6.3% is reported. No change for the production of liquefied petroleum gases and natural gas.
In December 2015 compared to November 2015 an increase of the deliveries of solid fuels - by 15.8%, liquefied petroleum gases - by 26.7%, unleaded motor gasoline - by 19.0%, natural gas - by 21.3%, and electricity - by 13.3%, is reported. At the same time a decrease of the deliveries of transport diesel - by 3.5% is reported.
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