Statistical data

During the period January - July 2010 the Bulgarian exports to EU increased by 20.2% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year and amounted to 10 billion levs.

Bulgarian imports from EU for the period January - July 2010 increased by 3.7% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year and amounted to 11.8 billion levs.

The average quarterly total income average per household member during the second quarter of 2010 is 906 Levs or 0.9% less compared to the same quarter of 2009. The main part of this income (95.2%) is received from wages and salaries, pensions, social benefits, family allowances and entrepreneurship. The rest income (4.8%) is received from sale of property and miscellaneous.

According to preliminary data the foreign direct investments in non-financial sector as of 31.12.2009 amounted to 20 438.5 million euro or by 6.5% more as compared to 2008.
In 2009, according to preliminary data the actual expenditure on acquisition of tangible fixed assets in all sectors of the economy was 21 294.9 million levs or decreased by 29.7% in constant prices compared to 2008.

Producer Price Index on Domestic Market in August 2010 rose by 0.7% comparing to the previous month, while compared to the same month of 2009 the domestic prices grew by 10.0%. Total Producer Price Index in Industry increased by 0.9% compared to the previous month, compared to the same month of 2009 the prices rose by 11.0%.

According to the preliminary data of National Statistical Institute (NSI) the number of employees under labour contract as compared to 2008 decreased by 2.5% and reached 2.41 millions. In comparison with 2008 the average annual wages and salaries in 2009 increased by 11.6% getting 7 296 BGN.

According to the preliminary data of the National Statistical Institute the Value added, generated by non financial enterprises, in 2009 was nearly 34 315 million BGN, where the highest share have the Industry and Transport, communication and services.

In September the total business climate indicator decreases by 1.2 percentage points in comparison with its August level due to the more unfavorable compared to the previous month business climate in construction, retail trade and service sector.

In August 2010, the number of the trips of Bulgarian residents abroad was 379.7 thousand, or 30.6% less than the number of the trips in August 2009. In August 2010, the number of arrivals of visitors from abroad to Bulgaria was 1 596.8 thousand or 11.3% more than the number of trips in the corresponding month of 2009.