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Calendar of data revisions and changes in statistical surveys methodologies


№ по ред № Responsible Directorate Data revision/Methodology changes Subject Related period Deadline for disclosure
1 Macroeconomic statistics Annual financial accounts Change in the method of time shifting of taxes on the recommendation of Eurostat 1995-2019 According to the Release calendar for 2021
2 Macroeconomic statistics Taxes and social security by taxes and sub-sectors of Government management Change in the method of time shifting of taxes on the recommendation of Eurostat 1995-2019 According to the Release calendar for 2021
3 Macroeconomic statistics Government deficit/surplus and debt levels by sub-sectors of General Government Change in the method of time shifting of taxes on the recommendation of Eurostat 1997-2019 According to the Release calendar for 2021
4 Macroeconomic statistics Government deficit/surplus and debt levels by sub-sectors of General Government Regular revision the previous three years The final data for the previous three years are announced in October of the current year according to the Release Calendar
5 Macroeconomic statistics Consumer Price Indices Introduction of the COICOP 2018 classification 1997-2025 According to the Release calendar for 2026
6 Macroeconomic statistics Consumer price indices - data for January each year Regular revision due to the use of the latest up-to-date data from the ND and other sources January each year The final data for the consumer price indices for January each year are announced together with the data for February of the respective year according to the Release calendar.
7 Macroeconomic statistics Gross domestic product (GDP) - total of economy Regular revision previous year The final data for the previous year are announced in October of the current year according to the Release calendar
8 Macroeconomic statistics Labour productivity Regular revision previous year The final data for the previous year are announced in October of the current year according to the Release calendar
9 МИС Interinstitutional Agreement (IIA) Government financial statistics - Non-financial indicators of sector General Government Regular revision previous year The final data for the previous year are announced in October of the current year according to the Release calendar
10 Macroeconomic statistics Agregated data for national accounts 2024 NA benchmark revision - based on the application of a new methodology 1995-2023 According to the Release calendar
11 Business statistics Monthly revisions of short-term business indicators:
The data for the current month are published as preliminary and the next month are revised with the final information received
Due to the short deadlines for collecting the information, the data for the current month are considered preliminary. Monthly 30 days after the end of the reporting month
38-40 days after the end of the reporting month
12 Business statistics Annual revisions of short-term business indicators: Reconcilation of monthly data, based on complete data from the annual SBS monitoring At the beginning of the year the indices are reconciled based on the complete annual data from SBS (production value and turnover). Adjustments to the monthly data and entry of reports received retrospectively are also made. The previous two calendar years February 28th
March 8 - 10
13 Business statistics Trade in goods with third countries - Extrastat - preliminary data Processing of the received additional data from customs declarations in order to reduce the number of revisions when publishing the final data and providing more up-to-date data to the users January - December 2020 March 12, 2021
14 Business statistics Trade in goods with third countries - Extrastat - preliminary data Processing of the received additional data from customs declarations in order to reduce the number of revisions when publishing the final data and providing more up-to-date data to the users January - March 2021 June 11, 2021
15 Business statistics Trade in goods with third countries - Extrastat - preliminary data Processing of the received additional data from customs declarations in order to reduce the number of revisions when publishing the final data and providing more up-to-date data to the users January - June 2021 September 14, 2021
16 Business statistics Trade in goods with third countries - Extrastat - preliminary data Processing of the received additional data from customs declarations in order to reduce the number of revisions when publishing the final data and providing more up-to-date data to the users January - September 2021 December 13, 2021
17 Business statistics Trade in goods with the EU Member States - Intrastat, and foreign trade turnover of Bulgaria - preliminary data Processing of the received correcting Intrastat declarations in order to reduce the number of revisions when publishing the final data and providing more up-to-date data to the users January - December 2020 March 12, 2021
18 Business statistics Trade in goods with the EU Member States - Intrastat, and foreign trade turnover of Bulgaria - preliminary data Processing of the received correcting Intrastat declarations in order to reduce the number of revisions when publishing the final data and providing more up-to-date data to the users January - March 2021 June 11, 2021
19 Business statistics Trade in goods with the EU Member States - Intrastat, and foreign trade turnover of Bulgaria - preliminary data Processing of the received correcting Intrastat declarations in order to reduce the number of revisions when publishing the final data and providing more up-to-date data to the users January - June 2021 September 14, 2021
20 Business statistics Trade in goods with the EU Member States - Intrastat, and foreign trade turnover of Bulgaria - preliminary data Processing of the received correcting Intrastat declarations in order to reduce the amount of revisions when publishing the final data and providing more up-to-date data to the users January - September 2021 December 13, 2021
21 Business statistics Turnover of Bulgaria - final data Processing of the received additional data from customs declarations and correcting Intrastat declarations in order to provide final data to the users January - December 2020 September 14, 2021