Statistical data

In March 2011 the business conjuncture in the country changes negatively. The total business climate indicator decreases by 4.1 percentage points in comparison with February due to the more unfavorable in comparison with the previous month business climate in industry, construction and service sector.

In February 2011, the number of the trips of Bulgarian residents in abroad was 246.2 thousand or 2.5% more than the number of the trips in February 2010. In February 2011, the number of arrivals of visitors from abroad to Bulgaria was 291.3 thousand or 6.6% more than the number of trips in the corresponding month of 2010.

Preliminary data for fourth quarter of 2010 indicated that total hourly labour cost rose by 8.0% compared to the fourth quarter of 2009.

In 2010 the employment rate (15 - 64) was 59.7%, by 2.9 percentage points lower in comparison with 2009.
Over the same period the unemployment rate increased by 3.4 percentage points to 10.2%.

The consumer price index (CPI) in February 2011 compared to January 2011 was 101.2%, i.e. the monthly inflation was 1.2%.
The harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) in February 2011 compared to January 2011 was 100.6%, i.e. the monthly inflation was 0.6%.

According to the final data of the NSI, the consumer price index in January 2011 compared to December 2010 was 100.6%, i.e. the monthly inflation was 0.6%.
According to the final data of the NSI, the harmonized index of consumer prices in January 2011 compared to December 2010 was 100.5%, i.e. the monthly inflation was 0.5%.

In January 2011 the Bulgarian exports to third countries increased by 74.1% compared to the corresponding month of the previous year and amounted to 1.3 billion levs while the imports increased by 37.0% and reached to 1.4 billion levs
In January 2011 the total value of the exported goods was over 3.1 billion levs and compared to the corresponding month of 2010 the exports increased by 72.6% while the total value of the imported goods was almost 3.1 billion levs and increased by 35. 9%.

In the fourth quarter of 2010 GDP at current prices amounts to 19 962 million levs. In Euro terms GDP reaches to 10 206.5 million euro or 1 359.4 euro per person. According to the seasonally adjusted data, the GDP growth rate in the fourth quarter of 2010 is 2.1% compared with the third quarter of the year and 2.8% compared with the same quarter of the previous year.
In 2010, GDP amounted to 70 474.3 million levs at current prices. GDP in Euro amounted to 36 033 million or 4 786.8 euro per person.

In 2010 the Bulgarian exports to the EU increased by 25% compared to the previous year and amounted to 18.6 billion levs while the imports increased by 11.2% and amounted to 22.0 billion levs.
In December 2010 the exports to the EU increased by 33.7% compared to the corresponding month of the previous year and reached to 1.5 billion levs while the imports increased by 19.4% and amounted to 2.1 billion levs.

The preliminary data showed that the Industrial Production Index, seasonally adjusted increased by 3.2% in January 2011 as compared to December 2010. The working day adjusted Industrial Production Index rose by 9.3% as compared to the same month of 2010.