UDC classes | Total | Books | Pamphlets | |||
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Titles - in numbers |
Circulation - in thousands | Titles - in numbers |
Circulation - in thousands | Titles - in numbers |
Circulation - in thousands | |
Total | 9 158 | 10 893 | 8 013 | 8 672 | 1 145 | 2 221 |
Generalities | 550 | 536 | 264 | 168 | 286 | 369 |
Philosophy. Psychology | 385 | 276 | 360 | 264 | 25 | 13 |
Religion | 141 | 59 | 136 | 59 | 5 | 1 |
Social sciences | 2 142 | 6 853 | 1 851 | 5 342 | 291 | 1 512 |
Sociology. Statistics | 115 | 29 | 112 | 27 | 3 | 2 |
Politics. Economic sciences. Economics | 454 | 903 | 424 | 897 | 30 | 7 |
Law. Public administration | 210 | 258 | 201 | 256 | 9 | 1 |
Military art and science | 73 | 22 | 72 | 22 | 1 | 0 |
Social relief and welfare | 34 | 5 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
Education. Teacher training | 1 212 | 5 620 | 970 | 4 120 | 242 | 1 501 |
Trade, communication, transport | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 |
Ethnography. Cultural Anthropology (custom, folklore, mores, tradition) | 43 | 15 | 40 | 15 | 3 | 1 |
Linguistic | 306 | 304 | 296 | 285 | 10 | 20 |
Philology. Linguistics | 306 | 304 | 296 | 285 | 10 | 20 |
Natural Sciences. Mathematics | 260 | 332 | 230 | 290 | 30 | 42 |
Mathematics | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
Natural Sciences | 212 | 284 | 182 | 242 | 30 | 42 |
Technology. Medicine. Applied sciences | 1 018 | 371 | 971 | 338 | 47 | 32 |
Medicine sciences. Public health | 435 | 172 | 417 | 162 | 18 | 10 |
Engineering. Technology. Industry. Crafts and Building | 309 | 96 | 294 | 91 | 15 | 5 |
Agriculture. Veterinary medicine | 74 | 31 | 66 | 15 | 8 | 16 |
Domestic science and community services | 48 | 47 | 45 | 46 | 3 | 1 |
Management. Administration and organization of the industry, trade and communication | 152 | 24 | 149 | 24 | 3 | 0 |
Arts and recreation | 438 | 231 | 387 | 193 | 51 | 38 |
Physical planning. Town and country planning. Architecture | 33 | 10 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
Plastic and graphic arts. Photography | 171 | 83 | 130 | 49 | 41 | 34 |
Music, Performing arts. Theatre. Film and cinema | 95 | 62 | 92 | 61 | 3 | 1 |
Games and sports | 139 | 77 | 133 | 74 | 6 | 3 |
Literature | 3 288 | 1 541 | 2 929 | 1 383 | 359 | 158 |
History of literature and literature criticism | 148 | 75 | 147 | 74 | 1 | 0 |
Literary texts | 3 140 | 1 466 | 2 782 | 1 309 | 358 | 157 |
Geography. History | 630 | 388 | 589 | 351 | 41 | 37 |
Geography and travel | 44 | 102 | 38 | 91 | 6 | 11 |
History. Biography. Ggenealogy. Heraldry | 586 | 286 | 551 | 259 | 35 | 27 |
Book and pamphlet first publication by UDC classes

Euro-SDMX Metadata Structure (ESMS)
Contact | |
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Contact organisation | National Statistical Institute |
Contact organisation unit | 'Education and Culture Statistics' Department |
Contact name | |
Contact person function | Chief Expert |
Contact mail address | 2, P. Volov Str.; 1038 Sofia, Bulgaria |
Contact email address | |
Contact phone number | + 359 2 9857 602 |
Contact fax number | |
Metadata update | |
Metadata last certified | 20 June 2019 |
Metadata last posted | 20 June 2019 |
Metadata last update | 20 June 2019 |
Statistical presentation | |
Data description | The data of the survey refers to issued books, pamphlets and digital editions, continuing editions (newspapers, magazines, bulletins and periodical collections) and other continuing editions (including reports, annuals, directories). The survey included 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); · Target group; · Publishers by form of ownership; · Newspapers by type; · Newspapers by periodicity; · Nomenclature of territorial units for statistical purposes in Bulgaria (NUTS). |
Sector coverage | Cover activities of the publishing houses and the private editorial offices. |
Statistical concepts and definitions | Book is non-periodical publication of at least 49 pages, exclusive of the cover pages, published in a particular country and made available to the public. Pamphlets - non-periodical printed publication of at least five but not more than 48 pages, exclusive of the cover pages, published in a particular country and made available to the public. Circulation - total number of copies of a publication, printed from a single title. Periodical ? (magazine, bulletin and periodical collection) ? serial under the same title published at regular or irregular intervals, over an indefinite period, individual issues in the series being numbered consecutively or each issue being dated. Title - each edition published in one or more volumes, which constitute an integral whole and whose number is established in advance. Annual circulation - of a serial is the total number of copies of all copies a title for a year. Single circulation - the average circulation of circulations of all appearance of one title per year. |
Statistical unit | Units of observation are publishing houses and the editorial offices operating in the territories of Bulgaria. |
Statistical population | The target population are all publishing houses and the editorial offices of newspapers and magazines. |
Reference area | For the Republic of Bulgaria. |
Time coverage | 2005 - 2018 |
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 | The date for publication of statistical |
Release calendar access | The calendar is available on the NSI website: http://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: http://www.nsi.bg/en/node/4551 |
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: http://www.nsi.bg/sites/default/files/files/metadata/Culture_1_Methodology_en.pdf |
Quality documentation | Quality documents are under preparation. |
Quality management | |
Quality assurance | Not applicable. |
Quality assessment | Not applicable. |
Relevance | |
User needs | The main users of statistical · Ministry of Culture; · The National Library 'St. St. Cyril and Methodius'; · End users (including the media) interested from 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 plausible. |
Sampling error | Not applicable. |
Non-sampling error | Not applicable. |
Timeliness and punctuality | |
Timeliness | The data for publishing activity are available in the form of tables 6 months after the end of the data collection. |
Punctuality | The terms 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 | |
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" is source of the data on publishing activity. |
Frequency of data collection | Yearly. |
Data collection | The data are from administrative source. |
Data validation | In the head office of the NSI is being done: · The logical control of micro data; · The logical control of aggregate data. |
Data compilation | Data processing is performed with statistical software SPSS. |
Adjustment | Not applicable. |
Comment |
ESS Standard for Quality Reports Structure (ESQRS)
Contact | |
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Contact organisation | National Statistical Institute |
Contact organisation unit | 'Education and Culture Statistics' Department |
Contact name | |
Contact person function | Chief Expert |
Contact mail address | 2, P. Volov Str.; 1038 Sofia, Bulgaria |
Contact email address | |
Contact phone number | + 359 2 9857 602 |
Contact fax number | |
Statistical presentation | |
Data description | The data of the survey refers to issued books, pamphlets and digital editions, continuing editions (newspapers, magazines, bulletins and periodical collections) and other continuing editions (including reports, annuals, directories). The survey included 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); · Target group; · Publishers by form of ownership; · Newspapers by type; · Newspapers by periodicity; · Nomenclature of territorial units for statistical purposes in Bulgaria (NUTS). |
Sector coverage | Cover activities of the publishing houses and the private editorial offices. |
Statistical concepts and definitions | Book is non-periodical publication of at least 49 pages, exclusive of the cover pages, published in a particular country and made available to the public. Pamphlets - non-periodical printed publication of at least five but not more than 48 pages, exclusive of the cover pages, published in a particular country and made available to the public. Circulation - total number of copies of a publication, printed from a single title. Periodical ? (magazine, bulletin and periodical collection) ? serial under the same title published at regular or irregular intervals, over an indefinite period, individual issues in the series being numbered consecutively or each issue being dated. Title - each edition published in one or more volumes, which constitute an integral whole and whose number is established in advance. Annual circulation - of a serial is the total number of copies of all copies a title for a year. Single circulation - the average circulation of circulations of all appearance of one title per year. |
Statistical unit | Units of observation are publishing houses and the editorial offices operating in the territories of Bulgaria. |
Statistical population | The target population are all publishing houses and the editorial offices of newspapers and magazines. |
Reference area | For the Republic of Bulgaria. |
Time coverage | 2005 - 2018 |
Base period | Not applicable. |
Statistical processing | |
Source data | The National Library "St. St. Cyril and Methodius" is source of the data on publishing activity. |
Frequency of data collection | Yearly. |
Data collection | The data are from administrative source. |
Data validation | In the head office of the NSI is being done: · The logical control of micro data; · The logical control of aggregate 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 | The main users of statistical · Ministry of Culture; · The National Library 'St. St. Cyril and Methodius'; · End users (including the media) interested from 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 plausible. |
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 (no imputations). |
Model assumption error | Not applicable (census). |
Seasonal adjustment | Not applicable (no seasonal adjustments). |
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 | The data for publishing activity are available in the 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 published). |
Punctuality | The terms of the previous position are strictly observed. |
Punctuality - delivery and publication | Not applicable (data published on exact date). |
Coherence and comparability | |
Comparability - geographical | Not applicable. |
Asymmetry for mirror flows statistics - coefficient | Not applicable (no flows). |
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: http://www.nsi.bg/en/node/4551 |
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: http://www.nsi.bg/sites/default/files/files/metadata/Culture_1_Methodology_en.pdf |
Metadata completeness – rate | 100%. |
Quality documentation | Quality documents are under preparation. |
Cost and burden | |
No | |
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 |
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Thursday, 21 May 2015 - 11:00
As of 31.12.2014 in Bulgaria were functioned the followed cultured institutions: 204 museums with museum collection of 7 600 thousand units; 72 theatres, performed 14 694 performances and visited by 2 302 thousand viewers; 59 music formations; 48 libraries with library collection over 200 thousand library units, as well as 49 cinemas with 196 screens.
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Friday, 20 June 2014 - 11:00In Bulgaria during 2013 was produced:• 6 853 Books and pamphlets with circulation 4 445 thousands• 307 Newspapers с with circulation 324 310 thousands• 622 Magazines and bulletins with circulation 20 091 thousands• 99 Periodical collections with circulation 38 thousands
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Wednesday, 21 May 2014 - 11:00The number of cultural institutions functioning in Bulgaria as of 31.12.2013 was:• 187 museums with museum collection of 7 456 thousand units.• 75 theatres, performed 14 463 performances and visited by 2 178 thousand viewers.• 58 music formations.• 47 libraries with library collection over 200 thousand library units.• 40 cinemas with 157 screens.
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Tuesday, 9 July 2013 - 11:00
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Tuesday, 21 May 2013 - 12:30
Statistical surveys conducted by the National Statistical Institute provide information on activities of museums, theatres, libraries, community clubs, cinemas, radio and television programmes activities and film productions. Main indicators and coverage are designed in accordance with methodological requirements of UNESCO and Eurostat.
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Monday, 30 July 2012 - 11:00
In 2011 were published 369 newspapers with an annual circulation of 373 111 thousands. For the period October 2010 - December 2011, there were published 4 524 books and 554 pamphlets.
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Monday, 21 May 2012 - 11:00
Statistical surveys conducted by the National Statistical Institute are providing information on activities of museums, theatres, libraries, cinemas, radio and television programs and film productions. Main indicators and coverage are designed in accordance with methodological requirements of UNESCO and Eurostat.
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Friday, 8 July 2011 - 11:00
The National Statistical Institute represents data on the publishing production in the country (books and pamphlets) and continued editions (newspapers and periodicals). Data source is the National Library "St. St. Cyril and Methodius”. Main indicators and coverage are designed in accordance with methodological requirements of UNESCO.
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Friday, 20 May 2011 - 11:00
Statistical surveys conducted by the National Statistical Institute are providing information on activities of museums, theaters, libraries, cinemas, radio and television programs and film productions. Main indicators and coverage are designed in accordance with methodological requirements of UNESCO and Eurostat.
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Book publishing and Press 2016
The National Statistical Institute has the pleasure to present of users on statistical information its new electronic publication Book publishing and Press 2016.
The publication contains statistical information on the development of publishing activity in Bulgaria by main indicators for 2016.
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Statistical Reference Book 2017
The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2017 in English.
The Statistical Reference Book presents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural development of the Republic of Bulgaria for the 2013 - 2016 period.
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Statistical Reference Book 2017 (Bulgarian version)
The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2017 in Bulgarian.
The Statistical Reference Book presents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural development of the Republic of Bulgaria for the 2013 - 2016 period.
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Statistical Yearbook 2016
The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has the pleasure to present to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 84th 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 2011 - 2015 in different territorial and classification aggregations and breakdowns.
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Book publishing and Press 2015
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.
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Statistical Reference Book 2016
The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2016 in English.
The Statistical Reference Book presents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural development of the Republic of Bulgaria for the 2012 - 2015 period.
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Statistical Reference Book 2016 (Bulgarian version)
The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2016 in Bulgarian.
The Statistical Reference Book presents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural development of the Republic of Bulgaria for the 2012 - 2015 period.
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Statistical Yearbook 2015
The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has the pleasure to present to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 83rd 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.
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Book publishing and Press 2014
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.
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Statistical Reference Book 2015
The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2015 in English.
The Statistical Reference Book presents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural development of the Republic of Bulgaria for the 2010 - 2014 period.