Main results from the short business survey amongst the non-financial enterprises, aiming at presenting to the society and policy makers information on the economic effects from the declared state of emergency and the ensuing epidemic situation in the country due to COVID-19.
Investment activity in industry
Contact | |
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Contact organisation | National Statistical Institute |
Contact organisation unit | Statistics on Tourism and Business surveys Department |
Contact name | Mariya Gergova |
Contact person function | Head of department |
Contact mail address | 2, P. Volov Str., 1038 Sofia, Bulgaria |
Contact email address | |
Contact phone number | +359 2 9857 529 |
Contact fax number | |
Metadata update | |
Metadata last certified | 16 July 2020 |
Metadata last posted | 16 July 2020 |
Metadata last update | 16 July 2020 |
Statistical presentation | |
Data description | The survey gathers information from managers about the carried out investment and investment plans of the enterprises. The inquiry is conducted twice a year - in March and in October, and the questionnaires have different content. The March survey gathers information about the investment during the current year and previous two years, while the October survey - about the investment in the previous, present and next year, and the influence of definite factors on the investment over the present and next year. |
Classification system |
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Sector coverage | The survey covers enterprises in the industrial sector. |
Statistical concepts and definitions | Based on data received from March survey is calculated the expected percentage change of the investment carried out during the current year in comparison with the investment from the previous year. Based on results from October survey - the percentage change of the investment carried out during the current year compared to the previous year, and also the expected investment for the next year compared to the current year. |
Statistical unit | The observed unit is enterprise. |
Statistical population | About 3900 enterprises are surveyed. |
Reference area | At national level: total for the territory of Republic of Bulgaria. At European level: General for Economic and Financial affairs Directorate publishes for the EU member states, Euro area and EU candidate countries. |
Time coverage | The time series of data are published from 2003 (at Information System INFOSTAT of the National Statistical Institute). |
Base period | Not applicable. |
Unit of measure | |
Balance and percentage. | |
Reference period | |
Year. | |
Institutional mandate | |
Legal acts and other agreements |
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Data sharing | The indicators are provided to EC, DG "Economic and Financial affairs", according to concluded agreement. |
Confidentiality | |
Confidentiality - policy | The confidentiality of the individual data of the respondents in the survey "Investment activity in industry" is guaranteed by:
(http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:087:0164:0173:bg:PDF) |
Confidentiality - data treatment | Individual data from the survey 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 Law on Statistics and Rules for provision of anonymized individual data for scientific and research purposes (http://www.nsi.bg/bg/node/575). |
Release policy | |
Release calendar | The date of publication of statistical information is indicated in the Release Calendar presenting the results of the statistical surveys carried out by the National Statistical Institute. The data are announced in the first two weeks after the reference period. |
Release calendar access | The calendar is available on the NSI website: http://www.nsi.bg/en/node/480 |
User access | Data for the investment activity in industry are published on the NSI website, according to the Chapter 5 of the Law on Statistics and European Statistics Code of Practice, considering professional independence and with aim of impartiality and transparency, where all users are treated equal: The access to the results of the statistical surveys of all users and equality of their rights are regulated in the Rules for dissemination of statistical products and services of the National Statistical Institute. |
Frequency of dissemination | |
Annual. | |
Accessibility and clarity | |
News release | NSI publishes regular press releases "Investment activity in industry" in the first two weeks after the reference period. |
Publications | Analytical publication "Bulgaria 2011 - statistical panorama". |
On-line database | The results from the investment activity in industry are available in the information system for online requests for statistical information - INFOSTAT.: Topic "Business Statistics", Subtopic "Business Surveys": https://infostat.nsi.bg/infostat/pages/module.jsf?x_2=33 |
Micro-data access | Not applicable. |
Other | Information services on request, according to the Rules for dissemination of statistical products and services by the NSI http://www.nsi.bg/bg/node/564/. |
Documentation on methodology | Manual to the Joint harmonised EU programme of business and consumer surveys. |
Quality documentation | Not applicable. |
Quality management | |
Quality assurance | The applied statistical practice of providing data is according to the harmonized European Union programme for business surveys. |
Quality assessment | Is performed according to the standard criteria for quality assessment - applicability, accuracy and reliability, timeliness, comparability and coherence. |
Relevance | |
User needs | Main users of the data are Government institutions, scientific institutions and other users from the country, the European Commission, and other international organizations. |
User satisfaction | The users' satisfaction survey is not carried out. |
Completeness | The survey "Investment activity in industry" covers all required variables, according to the Joint harmonised European Union programme.
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Accuracy and reliability | |
Overall accuracy | In sample surveys may be mistakes in the registration of answers, processing, and others. |
Sampling error | |
Non-sampling error | |
Timeliness and punctuality | |
Timeliness | The NSI presents information about business surveys in the first two weeks after the reference period. |
Punctuality | The data are disseminated according to the planned schedule. |
Coherence and comparability | |
Comparability - geographical | The data received at national level are comparable between different countries carrying out business surveys according to Joint harmonised EU programme. |
Comparability - over time | The time series data are comparable in time. |
Coherence - cross domain | Not applicable. |
Coherence - internal | Not applicable. |
Cost and burden | |
In order alleviate the business in submitting statistical data, reducing the respondents' burden and improve the quality of data in statistical surveys since October 2012 "Business survey of investment activity in industry" are conducted through web-based questionnaires. | |
Data revision | |
Data revision - policy | Not applicable. |
Data revision - practice | Not applicable. |
Statistical processing | |
Source data | Main data source are questionnaires. |
Frequency of data collection | Annual. |
Data collection | Methods of data collection:
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Data validation | Data validation is done on two levels:
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Data compilation | The data processing is performed by developed application software. |
Adjustment | Not applicable. |
Comment |
- Investment activity in industry - March (NACE Rev. 2)
- Investment activity in industry - October (NACE Rev. 2)
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Tuesday, 26 January 2021 - 11:20
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Wednesday, 30 December 2020 - 11:00
In December 2020, the total business climate indicator decreases by 1.7 percentage points in comparison with the previous month. A reduction of the indicator is observed in retail trade and in service sector, in construction preserves its level from November, and in industry an increase, is registered.
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Tuesday, 22 December 2020 - 13:50
Main results from the short business survey amongst the non-financial enterprises, aiming at presenting to the society and policy makers information on the economic effects from the declared state of emergency and the ensuing epidemic situation in the country due to COVID-19.
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Monday, 30 November 2020 - 11:00
In November 2020, the business conjuncture in the country is assessed as unfavourable. The total business climate indicator decreases by 4.1 percentage points compared to its October level, as a reduce of the indicator is registered in construction and retail trade.
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Tuesday, 24 November 2020 - 14:40
Main results from the short business survey amongst the non-financial enterprises, aiming at presenting to the society and policy makers information on the economic effects from the declared state of emergency and the ensuing epidemic situation in the country due to COVID-19.
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Friday, 13 November 2020 - 11:00
The investment business inquiry of NSI carried out among industrial enterprises in October 2020 shows that the entrepreneurs expect the investments in the current year to be with 20.9% less in comparison with the previous 2019. The forecasts over 2021 are for a decrease of the volume of investments in industry by 7.6% compared to 2020.
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Friday, 6 November 2020 - 11:00
In October 2020, the total consumer confidence indicator increases by 0.8 percentage points compared to its level 3 months ago, which is due entirely to the increased confidence among the urban population.
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Thursday, 29 October 2020 - 11:00
In October 2020, the total business climate indicator increases by 0.5 percentage points in comparison with the previous month. An improvement of the business conjuncture is registered in construction, retail trade and service sector, while in industry the indicator is decreased.
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Monday, 26 October 2020 - 12:44
Main results from the short business survey amongst the non-financial enterprises, aiming at presenting to the society and policy makers information on the economic effects from the declared state of emergency and the ensuing epidemic situation in the country due to COVID-19.
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Wednesday, 30 September 2020 - 11:00
In September 2020, the total business climate indicator increases by 0.8 percentage points compared to August as a result of the improved managers’ opinions in the retail trade.