Issued books and pamphlets by statistical regions and districts

Time series : Culture_1.09_en.xls

ISSUED BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS BY STATISTICAL REGIONS AND BY DISTRICTS IN 2021
Statistical regions and districts	Total		Books		Pamphlets
Statistical regions and districts	Titles - number	Circulation - thousand	Titles - number	Circulation - thousand	Titles - number	Circulation - thousand
Total	11 700	4 990	9 922	4 056	1 778	934
Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria	2 629	522	2 252	433	377	89
Severozapaden	306	51	276	47	30	5
Vidin	53	6	52	6	1	0
Vratsa	55	17	52	16	3	1
Lovech	16	3	16	3	-	-
Montana	4	3	4	3	-	-
Pleven	178	23	152	19	26	4
Severen tsentralen	785	194	680	147	105	46
Veliko Tarnovo	444	68	397	60	47	7
Gabrovo	69	12	63	11	6	1
Razgrad	13	4	6	1	7	3
Ruse	158	26	144	24	14	1
Silistra	101	84	70	51	31	33
Severoiztochen	914	124	812	110	102	14
Varna	629	91	558	81	71	10
Dobrich	49	7	39	6	10	1
Targovishte	1	0	1	0
Shumen	235	25	214	23	21	3
Yugoiztochen	624	153	484	128	140	25
Burgas	287	99	250	89	37	10
Sliven	94	21	69	15	25	6
Stara Zagora	212	29	141	22	71	7
Yambol	31	4	24	3	7	1
Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria	9 071	4 468	7 670	3 623	1 401	845
Yugozapaden	8 107	4 020	6 838	3 252	1 269	768
Blagoevgrad	93	14	81	12	12	2
Kyustendil	47	21	39	19	8	2
Pernik	9	3	5	1	4	2
Sofia	45	9	35	6	10	3
Sofia (stolitsa)	7 913	3 973	6 678	3 214	1 235	759
Yuzhen tsentralen	964	448	832	371	132	77
Kаrdzhali	2	0	2	0	-	-
Pazardzhik	53	13	34	8	19	5
Plovdiv	864	424	756	352	108	71
Smolyan	6	1	4	1	2	0
Haskovo	39	11	36	10	3	1

27.06.2022

Methodology

Euro-SDMX Metadata Structure (ESMS)

PUBLISHING ACTIVITY - BOOKS, NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES
Contact
Contact organisation	National Statistical Institute
Contact organisation unit	'Education and Culture Statistics' Department
Contact name	Svilen Kateliev
Contact person function	Head of department
Contact mail address	2, P. Volov Str.; 1038 Sofia, Bulgaria
Contact email address	[email protected]
Contact phone number	+ 359 2 9857 469
Contact fax number
Metadata update
Metadata last certified	27 June 2022
Metadata last posted	27 June 2022
Metadata last update	27 June 2022
Statistical presentation
Data description	Data refers to issued books, pamphlets and digital editions, continuing editions (newspapers, magazines, bulletins and periodical collections) and other continuing editions (including reports, reference books). The survey includes indicators for the number of titles - total and separately for books and pamphlets, their annual circulation, annual and single circulation of newspapers, magazines, bulletins and periodical collections. The average circulation of a book and pamphlet separately.
Classification system	· Universal Decimal Classification (UDC); · Nomenclature of territorial units for statistical purposes in Bulgaria (NUTS).
Sector coverage	Cover the activity of publishing houses and private editorial offices.
Statistical concepts and definitions	Book is a non-periodical publication of at least 49 pages, issued in the country and made available to the public. Pamphlet is a non-periodical printed publication of at least five but not more than 48 pages, issued in the country and made available to the public. Circulation - total number of copies of a publication printed from a single title. Circulation “0” means a value less than half of the unit of measure. Newspaper - publication which contains news for current events of special or common interest, the individual parts of which are listed chronologically or numerically and appear usually at least once a week. Magazine is a continuing edition which is being published under the same title at regular or irregular intervals, over an indefinite period, each issue is numbered consecutively or is dated. Official publications - reports and annual accounts of ministries, agencies and other state institutions. Title - each edition published in one or more volumes, which constitutes a unified whole and which number is established in advance. Annual circulation of a serial is the total number of copies of all releases of a title for a year. Single circulation - the average circulation of the circulations of all issues of one title for the year.
Statistical unit	Units of observation are publishing houses and the editorial offices operating in the territory of the country.
Statistical population	The target population are all publishing houses and editorial offices of newspapers and magazines.
Reference area	Republic of Bulgaria.
Time coverage	2005 - 2021
Base period	Not applicable.
Unit of measure
Number, thousands.
Reference period
Yealy.
Institutional mandate
Legal acts and other agreements	· Law on Statistics; · ISO/CD 9707 - UNESCO; · Information and documentation - international library statistics BDS en is 2789.
Data sharing	There are agreements to exchange data with: · Ministry of Culture; · The National Library 'St. St. Cyril and Methodius'.
Confidentiality
Confidentiality - policy	· Law on Statistics; · Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 on European statistics (recital 24 and Article 20(4)) of 11 March 2009 (OJ L 87, p. 164), stipulates the need to establish common principles and guidelines ensuring the confidentiality of data used for the production of European statistics and the access to those confidential data with due account for technical developments and the requirements of users in a democratic society.
Confidentiality - data treatment	Individual data are not published in accordance with article 25 of the Law on Statistics. The publishing of individual data can be performed only in accordance with article 26 of the same law.
Release policy
Release calendar	In accordance to the dates defined in the Release Calendar presenting the results of the statistical surveys carried out by the National Statistical Institute.
Release calendar access	The calendar is available on the NSI website: https://www.nsi.bg/en/node/480
User access	Data is published on the NSI website, section Culture, in accordance with the Law on Statistics and the European Statistics Code of Practice respecting the professional independence and aimed at objectivity, transparency and equal treatment of all consumers.
Frequency of dissemination
Annual.
Accessibility and clarity
News release	Regular press release, related with the data.
Publications	· Book publishing and press; · Statistical Yearbook; · Statistical Reference Book; · 'Bulgaria' (brochure); · Regions, districts and municipalities in the Republic of Bulgaria.
On-line database	Data on publishing activity - books, newspapers and magazines are available to all users of the NSI website under the heading Culture - Publishing activities - books, newspapers and magazines: https://www.nsi.bg/en/node/4551 and Informational System Infostat: https://infostat.nsi.bg/infostat/pages/module.jsf?x_2=214
Micro-data access	Anonymised individual data can be provide for scientific and research purposes, and for individual request according to the Rules for the provision of anonymised individual data for scientific and research purposes.
Other	Information service on request, according to the Rules for the dissemination of statistical products and services to NSI.
Documentation on methodology	Survey Methodology: https://www.nsi.bg/sites/default/files/files/metadata/Culture_1_Methodology_en.pdf
Quality documentation	Not applicable.
Quality management
Quality assurance	Not applicable.
Quality assessment	Not applicable.
Relevance
User needs	Main users of statistical information on publishing activity are: · Ministry of Culture; · The National Library 'St. St. Cyril and Methodius'; · Other users (including the media) interested in publishing activity in the Republic of Bulgaria.
User satisfaction	Not applicable.
Completeness	High degree of completeness is ensured according to the methodology.
Accuracy and reliability
Overall accuracy	The survey is exhaustive. There have been several estimates for incomplete or missing data, using final methods when possible. Estimates are considered reliable.
Sampling error	Not applicable.
Non-sampling error	Not applicable.
Timeliness and punctuality
Timeliness	Publishing activity data are available in form of tables 6 months after the end of the data collection.
Punctuality	The deadlines of the previous position are strictly observed.
Coherence and comparability

Comparability - geographical	Not applicable.
Comparability - over time	Not applicable.
Coherence - cross domain	Not applicable.
Coherence - internal	Not applicable.
Cost and burden
No information.
Data revision
Data revision - policy	Not applicable (preliminary data not published).
Data revision - practice	Not applicable (preliminary data not published).
Statistical processing
Source data	The National Library "St. St. Cyril and Methodius"
Frequency of data collection	Yearly.
Data collection	Administrative source of data.
Data validation	In the NSI head office is performed: · Logical control of micro data; · Logical control of aggregated data.
Data compilation	Data processing is performed with statistical software SPSS.
Adjustment	Not applicable.
Comment

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Metadata Structure Definition in SDMX 2.1: ESMS_MSD+BNSI+2.0+SDMX.2.1.xml

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Metadata Structure Definition in SDMX 2.0: ESMS_MSD+BNSI+2.0+SDMX.2.0.xml

ESS Standard for Quality Reports Structure (ESQRS)

PUBLISHING ACTIVITY - BOOKS, NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES
Contact
Contact organisation	National Statistical Institute
Contact organisation unit	'Education and Culture Statistics' Department
Contact name	Svilen Kateliev
Contact person function	Head of department
Contact mail address	2, P. Volov Str.; 1038 Sofia, Bulgaria
Contact email address	[email protected]
Contact phone number	+ 359 2 9857 469
Contact fax number
Statistical presentation
Data description	Data refers to issued books, pamphlets and digital editions, continuing editions (newspapers, magazines, bulletins and periodical collections) and other continuing editions (including reports, reference books). The survey includes indicators for the number of titles - total and separately for books and pamphlets, their annual circulation, annual and single circulation of newspapers, magazines, bulletins and periodical collections. The average circulation of a book and pamphlet separately.
Classification system	· Universal Decimal Classification (UDC); · Nomenclature of territorial units for statistical purposes in Bulgaria (NUTS).
Sector coverage	Cover the activity of publishing houses and private editorial offices.
Statistical concepts and definitions	Book is a non-periodical publication of at least 49 pages, issued in the country and made available to the public. Pamphlet is a non-periodical printed publication of at least five but not more than 48 pages, issued in the country and made available to the public. Circulation - total number of copies of a publication printed from a single title. Circulation “0” means a value less than half of the unit of measure. Newspaper - publication which contains news for current events of special or common interest, the individual parts of which are listed chronologically or numerically and appear usually at least once a week. Magazine is a continuing edition which is being published under the same title at regular or irregular intervals, over an indefinite period, each issue is numbered consecutively or is dated. Official publications - reports and annual accounts of ministries, agencies and other state institutions. Title - each edition published in one or more volumes, which constitutes a unified whole and which number is established in advance. Annual circulation of a serial is the total number of copies of all releases of a title for a year. Single circulation - the average circulation of the circulations of all issues of one title for the year.
Statistical unit	Units of observation are publishing houses and the editorial offices operating in the territory of the country.
Statistical population	The target population are all publishing houses and editorial offices of newspapers and magazines.
Reference area	Republic of Bulgaria.
Time coverage	2005 - 2021
Base period	Not applicable.
Statistical processing
Source data	The National Library "St. St. Cyril and Methodius"
Frequency of data collection	Yearly.
Data collection	Administrative source of data.
Data validation	In the NSI head office is performed: · Logical control of micro data; · Logical control of aggregated data.
Data compilation	Data processing is performed with statistical software SPSS.
Adjustment	Not applicable.
Quality management
Quality assurance	Not applicable.
Quality assessment	Not applicable.
Relevance
User needs	Main users of statistical information on publishing activity are: · Ministry of Culture; · The National Library 'St. St. Cyril and Methodius'; · Other users (including the media) interested in publishing activity in the Republic of Bulgaria.
User satisfaction	Not applicable.
Completeness	High degree of completeness is ensured according to the methodology.
Data completeness - rate	Not applicable (census).
Accuracy and reliability
Overall accuracy	The survey is exhaustive. There have been several estimates for incomplete or missing data, using final methods when possible. Estimates are considered reliable.
Sampling error	Not applicable.
Sampling errors - indicators	Not applicable (census).
Non-sampling error	Not applicable.
Coverage error	Not applicable (census).
Over-coverage - rate	Not applicable (census).
Common units - proportion	Not applicable (census).
Measurement error	Not applicable (census).
Non response error	Not applicable (census).
Unit non-response - rate	Not applicable (census).
Item non-response - rate	Not applicable (census).
Processing error	Not applicable (census).
Imputation - rate	Not applicable.
Model assumption error	Not applicable (census).
Seasonal adjustment	Not applicable.
Data revision - policy	Not applicable (preliminary data not published).
Data revision - practice	Not applicable (preliminary data not published).
Data revision - average size	Not applicable (only final data is published).
Timeliness and punctuality
Timeliness	Publishing activity data are available in form of tables 6 months after the end of the data collection.
Time lag - first results	22 weeks
Time lag - final results	Not applicable (only final results).
Punctuality	The deadlines of the previous position are strictly observed.
Punctuality - delivery and publication	Not applicable.
Coherence and comparability

Comparability - geographical	Not applicable.
Asymmetry for mirror flows statistics - coefficient	Not applicable.
Comparability - over time	Not applicable.
Length of comparable time series	11
Coherence - cross domain	Not applicable.
Coherence - sub annual and annual statistics	Not applicable (annual survey).
Coherence - National Accounts	Not applicable.
Coherence - internal	Not applicable.
Accessibility and clarity
News release	Regular press release, related with the data.
Publications	· Book publishing and press; · Statistical Yearbook; · Statistical Reference Book; · 'Bulgaria' (brochure); · Regions, districts and municipalities in the Republic of Bulgaria.
On-line database	Data on publishing activity - books, newspapers and magazines are available to all users of the NSI website under the heading Culture - Publishing activities - books, newspapers and magazines: https://www.nsi.bg/en/node/4551 and Informational System Infostat: https://infostat.nsi.bg/infostat/pages/module.jsf?x_2=214
Data tables - consultations	Not available.
Micro-data access	Anonymised individual data can be provide for scientific and research purposes, and for individual request according to the Rules for the provision of anonymised individual data for scientific and research purposes.
Other	Information service on request, according to the Rules for the dissemination of statistical products and services to NSI.
Metadata - consultations	Not available.
Documentation on methodology	Survey Methodology: https://www.nsi.bg/sites/default/files/files/metadata/Culture_1_Methodology_en.pdf
Metadata completeness – rate	100%.
Quality documentation	Not applicable.
Cost and burden
No information.
Confidentiality
Confidentiality - policy	· Law on Statistics; · Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 on European statistics (recital 24 and Article 20(4)) of 11 March 2009 (OJ L 87, p. 164), stipulates the need to establish common principles and guidelines ensuring the confidentiality of data used for the production of European statistics and the access to those confidential data with due account for technical developments and the requirements of users in a democratic society.
Confidentiality – data treatment	Individual data are not published in accordance with article 25 of the Law on Statistics. The publishing of individual data can be performed only in accordance with article 26 of the same law.
Comment

Download in SDMX 2.1 file format: PUBLISHING ACTIVITY - BOOKS, NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES

Metadata Structure Definition in SDMX 2.1: ESQRS_MSD+BNSI+2.0+SDMX.2.1.xml

Download in SDMX 2.0 file format: PUBLISHING ACTIVITY - BOOKS, NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES

Metadata Structure Definition in SDMX 2.0: ESQRS_MSD+BNSI+2.0+SDMX.2.0.xml

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Statistical Reference Book 2013 (Bulgarian version)

Wednesday, 26 June 2013 - 14:18

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2013 in Bulgarian.

The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments and finance; and economic activity groupings - industry, agr...

Book-publishing and Press 2011

Thursday, 29 November 2012 - 09:36

The National Statistical Institute presents the issued annual bilingual (Bulgarian-English) publication Book-publishing and Press 2011.

The publication contains statistical information on the development of publishing activity in Bulgaria by main indicators for 2011. The data for books and pamphlets are for the first nine months of 2011. Data for last three months of 2011 will be included in the survey in 2012.

Data by some indicators, such as: titles; circulation; average circulation of books, pamphlets, newspapers, magazines and bulletins f...

Statistical Reference Book 2012

Monday, 27 August 2012 - 17:19

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2012 in English.

The Statistical Reference Book represents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural development of the Republic of Bulgaria for the 2007 - 2011 period.

The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments and finance; and economic activity groupings - industry, agriculture, ...

Statistical Reference Book 2012 (Bulgarian version)

Tuesday, 24 July 2012 - 17:01

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2012 in Bulgarian.

The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments and finance; and economic activity groupings - ind...

Statistical Yearbook 2011

Friday, 22 June 2012 - 10:53

The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has the pleasure to submit to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 79^t^h edition of the ‘Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria’ in printed and electronic format.

It provides current statistical information about the demographic, economic and social development of the country for the 2005 - 2010 period in different territorial and classification aggregations and breakdowns.

According ...

Book-publishing and Press 2010

Monday, 3 October 2011 - 16:10

The National Statistical Institute presents the issued annual bilingual (Bulgarian-English) publication Book-publishing and Press 2010.

The publication contains statistical information on the development of publishing activity in Bulgaria by main indicators for 2010. The data for books and pamphlets are for the first nine months of 2010. Data for other three months of 2010 will be included in the survey in 2011.

Data by some indicators, such as: titles; circulation; average circulation of books, pamphlets, newspapers, magazines and bulletins ...

Statistical Reference Book 2011

Tuesday, 26 July 2011 - 17:30

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2011 in English. It is a concise form of the same issue in Bulgarian.

The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments...

Statistical Yearbook 2010

Monday, 20 June 2011 - 14:41

The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has the pleasure to submit to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 78^t^h edition of the ‘Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria’ in printed and electronic format.

It provides current statistical information about the demographic, economic and social development of the country for the 2004 - 2009 period in different territorial and classification aggregations and breakdowns.

According to th...

Statistical Yearbook 2009

Thursday, 30 December 2010 - 14:00

The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has the pleasure to submit to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 77th edition of the ‘Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria’ in printed and electronic format. The issue is published in 2010, which marks 130 years since the establishment of a statistical institution in Bulgaria and 100 years since publishing of the first ‘Statistical Yearbook of the Bulgarian Kingdom’ in 1910.

This issue has new design and layout. It provides current statistical information about the de...

Statistical Reference Book 2010

Friday, 1 October 2010 - 15:09

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2010 in English. It is a concise form of the same issue in Bulgarian.

The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments...

Book-publishing and Press 2009

Wednesday, 1 September 2010 - 17:03

The National Statistical Institute presents the issued annual bilingual (Bulgarian-English) publication Book-publishing and Press 2009.

The National Statistical Institute has the pleasure to present of users on statistical information its new electronic publication “Book publishing and Press”.

The publication contains statistical information on the development of publishing activity in Bulgaria by main indicators for 2009. Data by some indicators, such as: titles; circulation; average circulation of books, pamphlets, newspapers, magazines and...

Statistical Reference Book 2009

Friday, 4 December 2009 - 00:00

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2009 in English. It is a concise form of the same issue in Bulgarian.

The issue is with a new design and enrich contents. For the first time are included methodological and analytic notes towards all chapters. The information is illustrated with a rich graphic materials.

The Statistical Reference Book presents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural ...

Book Publishing and Press 2008

Thursday, 8 October 2009 - 11:02

The National Statistical Institute presents to the users of statistical information annual electronic (on CD-ROM) publication Book-publishing and Press 2008.

The publication contains statistical information on the development of publishing activity in Bulgaria by main indicators for 2008. Data by some indicators, such as: titles; circulation; average circulation of books, pamphlets, newspapers, magazines and bulletins for the 1960 - 2008 period, are also included. In the publication are also included methological notes and brief analysis.

Dat...

Statistical Yearbook 2008

Wednesday, 13 May 2009 - 11:03

The National Statistical Institute has the pleasure to submit to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 76th edition of the Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria 2008. It provides topical statistical information on the demographic, economic and social development of the country for the 2002 - 2007 period in different territorial and classification aggregations and breakdowns.

According to the Law on Statistics, official source of information in the Republic of Bulgaria is the National Statistical System, which co...

Statistical Reference Book of the Republic of Bulgaria 2008

Friday, 27 June 2008 - 16:08

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information one of its main publications - Statistical Reference Book of the Republic of Bulgaria 2008 in English. It is a concise form of the same issue in Bulgarian.

The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross dom...