Population according to the number of read books by gender, age, education, labour status and residence

Use IS Infostat for preceding years

POPULATION ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER OF READ BOOKS BY SEX, AGE, EDUCATION, LABOUR STATUS AND RESIDENCE (2016)
	Total - Number	Less than 5 books in the last 12 months		5-10 books in the last 12 months		More than 10 books in the last 12 months
	Total - Number	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Total	2 057 433	1 072 432	52.1	569 546	27.7	415 455	20.2
By sex
Male	881 655	502 583	57.0	213 373	24.2	165 699	18.8
Female	1 175 778	569 848	48.5	356 173	30.3	249 757	21.2
By age
25-34	490 375	249 189	50.8	138 643	28.3	102 543	20.9
35-54	1 086 119	564 408	52.0	307 218	28.3	214 492	19.7
55-64	480 939	258 834	53.8	123 684	25.7	98 421	20.5
By educational attainment
Basic education or below	61 609	43 015	69.8	(13986)	(22.7)	(4607)	(7.5)
Upper secondary education	1 002 345	672 882	67.1	211 933	21.1	117 530	11.7
Tertiary education	993 479	356 534	35.9	343 627	34.6	293 318	29.5
By labour status¹
Employed	1 577 462	796 495	50.5	446 981	28.3	333 986	21.2
Unemployed	190 325	115 735	60.8	44 678	23.5	(29912)	(15.7)
Inactive	289 647	160 202	55.3	77 887	26.9	51 558	17.8
By residence
Urban	1 773 285	883 772	49.8	512 218	28.9	377 295	21.3
Rural	284 148	188 660	66.4	57 328	20.2	38 160	13.4
( ) - Because of the representative nature of the study, the results are low in accuracy.
¹ According to the survey methodology, distribution by labour status is based on interviewees opinion (self-assesment), not by International Labour Organisation (ILO) definitions.

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Methodology

Euro-SDMX Metadata Structure (ESMS)

Adult Education Survey - Participation of population aged 25 - 64 in cultural activities and events

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

19 October 2017

Metadata last posted

19 October 2017

Metadata last update

27 October 2017

Statistical presentation

Data description

Adult Education Survey (individuals 25-64 years old) was conducted in all EU member states according to common methodology which ensured international comparable data. Main subject of the survey is participation in different types of learning activities.

Classification system

· International Standard Classification of Education, 1997 (ISCED 1997) for AES 2007 and AES 2011;

· International Standard Classification of Education, 2011 (ISCED 2011) for AES 2016;

· Classification of the fields of education and training (COO-2008) for AES 2007 and AES 2011;

Classification of the fields of education and training (COO-2015) for AES 2016;

· National Classification of Occupations and Duties

· Classification of Economic Activities (CEA-2008, for international use NACE.BG 2008).

Sector coverage

Sample survey covering individuals aged 25-64, permanent residents in Bulgaria.

Statistical concepts and definitions

Participation in cultural events: cinema visits, live-performances (without distinction for professional or amateur performances), cultural sites.

Live-performances: plays, concerts, operas, ballet, dance and show performances. Visits of the sport events are excluded.

Cultural sites: museums, art galleries, ethnographic complexes archeological sites, historical landmarks, monuments, nature preserves and etc.

Statistical unit

Individuals

Statistical population

The reference population is defined as people living in private households. The target population is restricted to people aged 25 to 64.

Reference area

Whole country.

Time coverage

2007, 2011, 2016

Base period

Not applicable.

Unit of measure

Number and percent.

Reference period

2007, 2011, 2016

Institutional mandate

Legal acts and other agreements

· Regulation (EC) N 452/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the production and development of statistics on education and lifelong learning;

· Commission regulation (EU) No 1175/2014 of 30 October 2014 implementing Regulation (EC) No 452/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council

· Methodological documents of Eurostat;

· Law on Statistics.

Data sharing

Not applicable.

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

In compliance to the Law on Statistics (Articles 25 and 26).

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

In accordance to the Rules for Dissemination of Statistical Products and Services.

Frequency of dissemination

Adult Education surveys are run every 5 years in accordance to the Council Regulation (EC) No 452/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2008.

Accessibility and clarity

News release

Press release in the internet site.

Publications

On-line database

Data on participation of population aged 25 - 64 in cultural activities and events are available to all users of the NSI website under the heading Culture: https://www.nsi.bg/en/node/4669

Micro-data access

In accordance to the Rules on Provision of the Anonymised Individual Data for Scientific and Research purposes.

Other

Information services by order in accordance to the Rules for Dissemination of Statistical Products and Services.

Documentation on methodology

Methodological documents of Eurostat.

Quality documentation

Quality report in accordance to the Commission Regulation No № 823/2010.

Quality report in accordance to the Commission Regulation No № 1175/2014.

Quality management

Quality assurance

A set of quality criteria have been set up within the Commission Regulation No 1175/2014.

Quality assessment

The national quality report provides users with basic information on quality at national level.

Relevance

User needs

The data has been used by Ministry of Culture, municipality administrations and non-profit organizations.

User satisfaction

Not available.

Completeness

Not available.

Accuracy and reliability

Overall accuracy

Two-stage stratified random sample.

Sampling error

All calculations of the standard errors were performed by SPSS software, Complex Sample Analysis Module.

Non-sampling error

For survey 2007 response rate is 81.5%.

For survey 2016 response rate is 87.9%.

For survey 2016 response rate is 77.2%.

Timeliness and punctuality

Timeliness

Year	Fieldwork	Data processing	Data delivery to Eurostat
2007	11/2007-12/2007	02/2008-05/2008	05/2008-06/2008
2011	11/2011-01/2012	04/2011-06-2012	09/2012
2016	11/2016-01/2017	03/2017 - 07/2017	08/2017

Punctuality

All deliverables were sent in time.

Coherence and comparability

Comparability - geographical

Fully comparable with all EU member states.

Comparability - over time

Fully comparable for both reference periods.

Coherence - cross domain

Results are directly comparable with similar surveys.

Coherence - internal

Carried out quality tests, mainly on the coherency of the gathered information.

Cost and burden

Staff involved in administering survey:

4 experts from Department "Education and Culture Statistics" - for survey organization, implementation of methology, preparation of the national questionnarie and interviewrs manual, sampling, training of regional coordinators, data procesing, preparation of EU datase and quality report, data dissemination.

1 expert from Department "Information System and Application Software" - responsible for preparation of the data entry tool;

28 regional coordinators from Regional Statistical offices - responsible for organization of the fieldwork, training of interwiwers and supervision of the filedwork, post-coding and initial data entry.

The average time for answering the questionnaire: 23.4 minutes

Data revision

Data revision - policy

In accordance to the Rules for Dissemination of Statistical Products and Services.

Data revision - practice

In accordance to the Rules for Dissemination of Statistical Products and Services.

Statistical processing

Source data

Individuals aged 25-64 in private households selected in the sample.

Frequency of data collection

Every 5 years.

Data collection

Face-to-face interviews (PAPI).

Data validation

Data validation is done by the National Statistical Institute and quality tests are carried out by the Eurostat.

Data compilation

Not applicable.

Adjustment

Not applicable.

Comment

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ESS Standard for Quality Reports Structure (ESQRS)

Adult Education Survey - Participation of population aged 25 - 64 in cultural activities and events

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

Classification system

· International Standard Classification of Education, 1997 (ISCED 1997) for AES 2007 and AES 2011;

· International Standard Classification of Education, 2011 (ISCED 2011) for AES 2016;

· Classification of the fields of education and training (COO-2008) for AES 2007 and AES 2011;

Classification of the fields of education and training (COO-2015) for AES 2016;

· National Classification of Occupations and Duties

· Classification of Economic Activities (CEA-2008, for international use NACE.BG 2008).

Sector coverage

Sample survey covering individuals aged 25-64, permanent residents in Bulgaria.

Statistical concepts and definitions

Participation in cultural events: cinema visits, live-performances (without distinction for professional or amateur performances), cultural sites.

Live-performances: plays, concerts, operas, ballet, dance and show performances. Visits of the sport events are excluded.

Cultural sites: museums, art galleries, ethnographic complexes archeological sites, historical landmarks, monuments, nature preserves and etc.

Statistical unit

Individuals

Statistical population

The reference population is defined as people living in private households. The target population is restricted to people aged 25 to 64.

Reference area

Whole country.

Time coverage

2007, 2011, 2016

Base period

Not applicable.

Statistical processing

Source data

Individuals aged 25-64 in private households selected in the sample.

Frequency of data collection

Every 5 years.

Data collection

Face-to-face interviews (PAPI).

Data validation

Data validation is done by the National Statistical Institute and quality tests are carried out by the Eurostat.

Data compilation

Not applicable.

Adjustment

Not applicable.

Quality management

Quality assurance

A set of quality criteria have been set up within the Commission Regulation No 1175/2014.

Quality assessment

The national quality report provides users with basic information on quality at national level.

Relevance

User needs

The data has been used by Ministry of Culture, municipality administrations and non-profit organizations.

User satisfaction

Not available.

Completeness

Not available.

Data completeness - rate

100%

Accuracy and reliability

Overall accuracy

Two-stage stratified random sample.

Sampling error

All calculations of the standard errors were performed by SPSS software, Complex Sample Analysis Module.

Sampling errors - indicators

Participation rate in non-formal education	AES 2007		AES 2011		AES 2016
Participation rate in non-formal education	Standard error	95% confidence interval	Standard error	95% confidence interval	Standard error	95% confidence interval
All	0.95	(33.37;37.10)	0.86	(22.76;26.14)	0.86	(20.78;24.15)
Women	1.14	(31.43;35.89)	1.03	(21.21;25.27)	1.095	(20.18;24.48)
Men	1.14	(34.61;39.09)	1.04	(23.61;27.70)	1.083	(20.47;24.72)
Persons 25-34 years old	1.95	(37.35;45.02)	1.42	(23.03;28.62)	1.80	(20.09;27.16)
Persons 35-49 years old	1.38	(37.70;43.11)	1.29	(26.57;31.64)	1.33	(24.0;29.23)
Persons 50-64 years old	1.07	(24.23;28.45)	1.03	(17.32;21.36)	1.09	(15.27;19.55)
Persons 35-54 years old	1.18	(36.94;41.56)	1.17	(26.27;30.85)	1.14	(23.45;27.45)
Persons 55-64 years old	1.18	(17.97;22.61)	1.00	(13.06;17.00)	1.07	(12.54;14.67)
Participation rate in non-formal education and training, age 25-64, low educational attainment (ISCED 0-2) - %	1.22	(12.57;17.37)	1.15	(9.62;14.15)	1.17	(14.09;17.95)
Participation rate in non-formal education and training, age 25-64, medium educational attainment (ISCED 3-4) - %	1.24	(35.75;40.61)	1.05	(21.30;5.43)	1.04	(52.63;56.88)
Participation rate in non-formal education and training, age 25-64, high educational attainment (ISCED 5-8) - %	1.88	(46.30;53.66)	1.70	(33.91;40.60)	1.70	(27.46;30.89)
Employed	1.2	(46.91;51.62)	1.26	(34.81;39.74)	1.17	(29.30;33.91)
Unemployed	1.07	(4.22;8.42)	0.72	(2.37;5.21)	0.86	(1.82;5.19)
Inactive	0.85	(2.52;5.84)	0.45	(0.69;2.47)	0.33	(0.01;1.32)

Non-sampling error

For survey 2007 response rate is 81.5%.

For survey 2016 response rate is 87.9%.

For survey 2016 response rate is 77.2%.

Coverage error

The sampling frame is based on the 2011 Population Census System. Shortcomings:

Although the population frame was updated with demographic events (births and deaths), the migration processes could not be tracked and recorded;
Time lag between frame update and the moment of the interview.

Over-coverage - rate

AES 2007 13.1% - households.

AES 2011 6.3% - households.

AES 2016 - 11.0% - households.

Common units - proportion

AES 2007: 86.9% households.

AES 2011: 93.6% households.

AES 2016: 89.0% households.

Measurement error

Survei vehicle: stand alone

Survey type: Face-to-face interview (PAPI)

Proxy answers not allowed.

Full pilot testing for AES 2007, partial pilot testing for AES 2011 and AES 2016.

Non response error

Unit non-response AES 2007: 642 households.
Unit non-response AES 2011: 436 households.
Unit non-response AES 2016: 987 households.

Unit non-response - rate

	AES 2007	AES 2011	AES 2016
Non response rate (%)	18.52	12.11	22.76
Non-contacts (%)	9.6	6.11	13.33
Refusals (%)	8.85	5.22	9.09
Inability to respond (%)	-	-	0.18
Rejected interviews (%)	-	-	0.02
Other reasons (%)	0.06	0.78	0.14

Item non-response - rate

AES 2007: - no response rate under 90%.

AES 2011: FEDPAYVAL (10.98%) and NFEPAIDVAL1 (15.26%)

AES 2016: NFEPAIDVAL2 (15.8%) and NFEPAUDVAL1 (11.7%).

Processing error

The coding, initial data checking and data entry were carried out at the Regional Statistical Offices (RSO). In predominant number of RSO (smaller ones), the interviewers conducted coding and data entry by themselves under supervision of the responsible expert. In other RSO there were detached experts for coding and/or data entry. The RSO were free to choose the most beneficial way of doing required work. The data tools framework (programme for data entry) was designed with additional controls and filters. There were added also extra checking rules by comparing the entered information between different related questions in order to confront possible inconsistent answers. During the data entry experts from RSOs, who met difficulties or problems contacted experts in Head Office for solutions. Some general decisions or emerged special features were spread to all RSOs as extensions of the methodology. After finishing the work at regional level, the data was checked and validated again in the Head Office. Some mistakes emerged mainly at coding, and were corrected at the database. Additional verifications were made at record level.

Imputation - rate

Not applicable.

Model assumption error

Not applicable.

Seasonal adjustment

Not applicable (annual data).

Data revision - policy

In accordance to the Rules for Dissemination of Statistical Products and Services.

Data revision - practice

In accordance to the Rules for Dissemination of Statistical Products and Services.

Data revision - average size

Not applicable (preliminary data not published).

Timeliness and punctuality

Timeliness

Year	Fieldwork	Data processing	Data delivery to Eurostat
2007	11/2007-12/2007	02/2008-05/2008	05/2008-06/2008
2011	11/2011-01/2012	04/2011-06-2012	09/2012
2016	11/2016-01/2017	03/2017 - 07/2017	08/2017

Time lag - first results

7 months.

Time lag - final results

Not applicable (only final results published).

Punctuality

All deliverables were sent in time.

Punctuality - delivery and publication

Not applicable (data published on exact date).

Coherence and comparability

Comparability - geographical

Fully comparable with all EU member states.

Asymmetry for mirror flows statistics - coefficient

Not applicable (no flows).

Comparability - over time

Fully comparable for both reference periods.

Length of comparable time series

Three waves.

Coherence - cross domain

Results are directly comparable with similar surveys.

Coherence - sub annual and annual statistics

Not applicable (annual survey).

Coherence - National Accounts

Not applicable.

Coherence - internal

Carried out quality tests, mainly on the coherency of the gathered information.

Accessibility and clarity

News release

Press release in the internet site.

Publications

On-line database

Data on participation of population aged 25 - 64 in cultural activities and events are available to all users of the NSI website under the heading Culture: https://www.nsi.bg/en/node/4669

Data tables - consultations

Not applicable.

Micro-data access

In accordance to the Rules on Provision of the Anonymised Individual Data for Scientific and Research purposes.

Other

Information services by order in accordance to the Rules for Dissemination of Statistical Products and Services.

Metadata - consultations

Not applicable.

Documentation on methodology

Methodological documents of Eurostat.

Metadata completeness – rate

100%

Quality documentation

Quality report in accordance to the Commission Regulation No № 823/2010.

Quality report in accordance to the Commission Regulation No № 1175/2014.

Cost and burden

Staff involved in administering survey:

1 expert from Department "Information System and Application Software" - responsible for preparation of the data entry tool;

The average time for answering the questionnaire: 23.4 minutes

Confidentiality

Confidentiality - policy

· Law on Statistics;

Confidentiality – data treatment

In compliance to the Law on Statistics (Articles 25 and 26).

Comment

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Book publishing and Press 2015

Wednesday, 21 September 2016 - 17:35

The National Statistical Institute has the pleasure to present of users on statistical information its new electronic publication Book publishing and Press 2015.

The publication contains statistical information on the development of publishing activity in Bulgaria by main indicators for 2015.

Data by some indicators, such as: titles; circulation; average circulation of books, pamphlets, newspapers, magazines and bulletins for the period 1961 - 2015, are also included. In the publication are applied methodology notes and brief analysis.

Data are c

Statistical Reference Book 2016

Monday, 13 June 2016 - 16:54

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2016 in English.

Statistical Reference Book 2016 (Bulgarian version)

Monday, 6 June 2016 - 12:25

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2016 in Bulgarian.

Statistical Yearbook 2015

Friday, 20 May 2016 - 14:10

The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has the pleasure to present to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 83^rd 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 2010 - 2014 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

Book publishing and Press 2014

Friday, 25 September 2015 - 15:46

The National Statistical Institute has the pleasure to present of users on statistical information its new electronic publication Book publishing and Press 2014.

The publication contains statistical information on the development of publishing activity in Bulgaria by main indicators for 2014.

Data by some indicators, such as: titles; circulation; average circulation of books, pamphlets, newspapers, magazines and bulletins for the period 1960 - 2014, are also included. In the publication are applied methodology notes and brief analysis.

Data are c

Statistical Reference Book 2015

Wednesday, 10 June 2015 - 16:58

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2015 in English.

Statistical Reference Book 2015 (Bulgarian version)

Tuesday, 2 June 2015 - 16:42

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2015 in Bulgarian.

Statistical Yearbook 2014

Wednesday, 13 May 2015 - 16:19

The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has the pleasure to present to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 82^nd 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 2009 - 2013 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 Sta

Book publishing and Press 2013

Friday, 19 September 2014 - 17:02

The National Statistical Institute has the pleasure to present of users on statistical information its new electronic publication Book publishing and Press 2013.

The publication contains statistical information on the development of publishing activity in Bulgaria by main indicators for 2013.

Data by some indicators, such as: titles; circulation; average circulation of books, pamphlets, newspapers, magazines and bulletins for the period 1960 - 2013, are also included. In the publication are applied methodology notes and brief analysis.

Data are class

Statistical Reference Book 2014

Wednesday, 18 June 2014 - 10:01

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2014 in English.

Statistical Reference Book 2014 (Bulgarian version)

Monday, 9 June 2014 - 16:59

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2014 in Bulgarian.

Statistical Yearbook 2013

Friday, 23 May 2014 - 18:00

The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has the pleasure to present to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 81^st 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 2008 - 2012 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 Nati

Book publishing and Press 2012

Wednesday, 19 March 2014 - 15:30

The National Statistical Institute has the pleasure to present of users on statistical information its new electronic publication Book publishing and Press 2012.

The publication contains statistical information on the development of publishing activity in Bulgaria by main indicators for 2012.

Data by some indicators, such as: titles; circulation; average circulation of books, pamphlets, newspapers, magazines and bulletins for the period 1960-2012, are also included. In the publication are applied methodology notes and brie

Statistical Reference Book 2013

Thursday, 4 July 2013 - 14:22

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

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

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