Services production indices - July 2026

Services production indices - July 2026

In July 2026, the total production index in Services of the business economy[1] increased by 0.6% compared to the previous month. The data are preliminary and seasonally adjusted.

Compared to July 2025, a rise of 6.0% was registered in the calendar-adjusted index according to preliminary data.

[1] Business services include the following sectors from NACE.BG - 2008: H - Transportation and storage, I - Accommodation and food service activities, J - Information and communication, L - Real estate activities, M_STS - Professional, scientific and technical activities (specific grouping under Regulation (EU) 2019/2152), and N - Administrative and support service activities.

Monthly changes

An increase, compared to the previous month, was reported in the sectors: ‘Information and communication’ - by 6.9%, ‘Professional, scientific and technical activities’ - by 1.4%, and ‘Accommodation and food service activities’ - by 1.2%. A decrease was seen in the following sectors: ‘Administrative and support service activities’ - by 10.6%, ‘Real estate activities’ - by 4.3%, and ‘Transportation and storage’ - by 1.2%.

Annual changes

On an annual basis, a growth was observed in almost sectors: ‘Information and communication’ - by 15.7%, ‘Transportation and storage’ - by 7.9%, ‘Accommodation and food service activities’ - by 2.5%, and ‘Professional, scientific and technical activities’ - by 1.9%. A decrease was seen in sectors: ‘Administrative and support service activities’ - by 3.8%, and ‘Real estate activities’ - by 3.4%.

Methodological notes

Monthly indices of production in services are calculated and published two months after the reference period (М+2) in accordance with the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 of the European Parliament and of the Council for European Business Statistics.

Production indices in services are calculated by deflating the turnover indices for each activity with the corresponding producer price indices. The purpose of the production index is to measure changes in output volume at monthly intervals. The indices are calculated with 2021 as a base year.

Seasonal adjustment is a statistical method, which eliminates the seasonal component of time series.

Calendar adjustment is an adjustment for variations caused by calendar effects, a different number of calendar and working days in the months, national holidays and outliers (for example, the presence of more non-working days in May could contribute to the decline in some activities).

 

Annex

Table 1

Changes of production indices in services (compared to the previous month) - seasonally adjusted data
(Per cent)
Economic activities NACE.BG - 2008 II.2026 III.2026 IV.2026 V.2026 VI.2026 VII.2026*
Services of the business economy (except trade and financial and insurance activities) HTNXK 3.6 -0.4 2.0 -0.2 -1.1 0.6
Transportation and storage H 3.9 0.7 -1.8 -0.4 3.1 -1.2
Land transport and transport via pipelines H49 1.7 0.1 2.3 0.2 -2.2 0.0
Water transport H50 18.8 0.0 3.0 -5.9 3.8 -13.8
Air transport H51 15.4 -8.3 -13.3 -7.4 -1.0 -0.6
Warehousing and support activities for transportation H52 4.1 4.7 -7.0 0.9 15.8 -3.1
Postal and courier activities H53 0.9 5.0 2.4 -0.5 1.4 0.4
Accommodation and food service activities I -4.3 0.6 -0.7 1.3 0.7 1.2
Accommodation I55 -2.7 -0.1 -1.9 4.1 4.5 2.4
Food and beverage service activities I56 -6.5 0.6 0.9 -0.6 -2.4 -0.6
Information and communication J 8.5 -2.4 1.2 0.2 -0.3 6.9
Publishing activities J58 -3.2 -1.1 -3.3 7.4 18.4 0.6
Motion picture, video, television programme production; programming and broadcasting activities J59 24.4 9.4 9.7 -12.0 53.9 -16.1
Programming and broadcasting activities J60 -12.6 0.3 -8.7 2.0 1.5 0.4
Telecommunications J61 8.1 0.4 -7.1 6.9 -7.1 1.4
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities J62 9.7 -5.5 6.6 -2.7 0.3 13.5
Information service activities J63 7.0 1.0 3.3 -5.3 0.1 1.2
Real estate activities L 4.7 4.7 -18.4 -1.4 9.3 -4.3
Professional, scientific and technical activities (specific grouping under Regulation (EU) 2019/2152) M_STS 1.3 -3.9 13.2 1.9 -12.3 1.4
Legal and accounting activities   M69 3.0 -0.8 -7.0 0.3 -3.1 3.7
Management consultancy activities M702 -6.5 4.1 13.4 -3.3 2.8 -7.3
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis M71 8.1 -20.8 54.3 -29.3 -0.7 -0.4
Advertising and market research M73 2.3 0.9 -6.2 0.2 3.8 -2.1
Other professional, scientific and technical activities M74 -4.6 7.2 9.0 58.1 -41.0 10.9
Administrative and support service activities N 3.6 3.1 13.8 -4.9 -0.8 -10.6
Rental and leasing activities N77 11.6 2.7 -0.9 -12.5 1.4 4.6
Employment activities N78 -0.9 1.8 3.4 -4.8 5.7 -4.0
Travel agency, tour operator reservation service and related activities N79 1.6 -1.9 2.2 1.4 0.3 -9.1
Security and investigation activities N80 5.9 -5.0 25.2 -17.1 -0.1 2.4
Services to buildings and landscape activities N81 -3.1 21.5 -3.0 -7.7 12.4 -8.5
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities N82 2.4 11.1 32.4 12.1 -9.8 -35.8
* Preliminary data.

 Table 2

Changes of production indices in services (compared to the same month of the previous year) - calendar-adjusted data
(Per cent)
Economic activities NACE.BG - 2008 II.2026 III.2026 IV.2026 V.2026 VI.2026 VII.2026*
Services of the business economy (except trade and financial and insurance activities) HTNXK 4.7 7.3 9.3 7.9 5.9 6.0
Transportation and storage H -3.9 6.9 3.3 2.9 7.0 7.9
Land transport and transport via pipelines H49 0.8 2.8 6.4 5.0 1.0 3.8
Water transport H50 26.6 22.8 20.6 11.1 7.1 -12.2
Air transport H51 68.2 27.4 11.1 -3.7 -3.6 11.5
Warehousing and support activities for transportation H52 -20.9 10.3 -6.7 -0.6 23.5 16.1
Postal and courier activities H53 -6.2 8.1 10.7 5.5 10.0 8.1
Accommodation and food service activities I -2.3 -0.6 -3.2 1.7 1.0 2.5
Accommodation I55 14.0 21.6 10.3 16.9 14.3 13.1
Food and beverage service activities I56 -14.3 -13.7 -11.8 -7.3 -10.8 -8.8
Information and communication J 12.2 10.5 8.6 11.2 3.7 15.7
Publishing activities J58 3.9 2.1 -8.4 -3.9 25.2 33.2
Motion picture, video, television programme production; programming and broadcasting activities J59 25.7 33.7 56.9 21.0 156.5 89.5
Programming and broadcasting activities J60 3.0 11.1 -20.1 -13.4 -8.6 -3.2
Telecommunications J61 9.3 12.9 2.8 17.1 2.6 6.3
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities J62 17.2 7.8 12.7 11.0 0.4 21.7
Information service activities J63 -0.9 14.2 7.9 -2.3 -4.8 -3.3
Real estate activities L 2.6 13.3 -7.4 -11.5 2.8 -3.4
Professional, scientific and technical activities (specific grouping under Regulation (EU) 2019/2152) M_STS 13.6 7.3 25.9 14.8 5.8 1.9
Legal and accounting activities   M69 20.6 15.5 10.6 3.9 -0.1 15.6
Management consultancy activities M702 -5.6 11.8 23.3 -0.9 37.3 19.2
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis M71 21.8 -10.8 73.6 -7.9 -12.8 -22.6
Advertising and market research M73 22.9 20.6 2.2 7.5 8.8 0.2
Other professional, scientific and technical activities M74 5.4 8.0 15.8 73.3 19.7 17.3
Administrative and support service activities N 4.7 4.8 26.4 21.3 17.6 -3.8
Rental and leasing activities N77 10.0 11.2 22.1 7.2 6.0 17.0
Employment activities N78 10.6 14.2 15.4 8.6 12.3 12.6
Travel agency, tour operator reservation service and related activities N79 -7.3 -14.5 -6.4 -9.7 2.2 -8.8
Security and investigation activities N80 5.4 9.1 36.0 12.8 10.5 -20.5
Services to buildings and landscape activities N81 8.5 45.5 38.8 11.0 24.2 5.8
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities N82 -1.7 -12.7 36.4 74.6 45.4 -0.4
* Preliminary data.

 Table 3

Production indices in services - seasonally adjusted (2021 = 100)
NACE.BG - 2008 VII.2025 VIII.2025 IX.2025 X.2025 XI.2025 XII.2025 I.2026 II.2026 III.2026 IV.2026 V.2026 VI.2026 VII.2026*
HTNXK 121.2 120.4 121.8 125.8 128.8 124.7 123.2 127.7 127.2 129.7 129.4 128.1 128.8
H 109.5 110.5 111.9 113.2 114.8 113.4 113.2 117.6 118.5 116.3 115.9 119.5 118.0
H49 102.4 104.3 105.1 104.4 105.8 106.9 104.6 106.4 106.5 109.0 109.2 106.9 106.8
H50 159.5 147.7 133.1 112.5 117.1 140.6 137.1 162.9 163.0 167.9 158.0 164.0 141.4
H51 269.5 306.4 302.7 329.4 376.1 318.9 371.7 428.8 393.2 340.8 315.6 312.5 310.6
H52 104.2 101.0 104.5 108.1 107.9 104.4 103.6 107.8 112.9 105.0 106.0 122.8 119.0
H53 115.9 115.0 116.9 118.5 110.2 115.2 113.6 114.6 120.4 123.2 122.6 124.3 124.9
I 142.5 144.0 143.2 145.5 144.4 148.4 148.4 142.0 142.9 141.8 143.7 144.8 146.6
I55 172.2 172.3 175.9 183.2 177.5 189.2 191.5 186.4 186.3 182.8 190.2 198.8 203.6
I56 124.9 127.1 123.5 123.4 125.4 124.7 123.6 115.6 116.2 117.3 116.6 113.8 113.1
J 122.9 128.7 124.0 127.5 133.8 131.2 122.9 133.3 130.2 131.7 131.9 131.5 140.5
J58 86.4 83.0 90.1 91.3 86.3 98.7 92.9 89.9 88.9 86.0 92.4 109.4 110.0
J59 77.8 99.7 71.3 86.1 72.8 65.0 86.7 107.8 118.0 129.4 113.9 175.3 147.1
J60 71.1 77.5 81.5 74.9 67.6 77.8 88.3 77.2 77.4 70.6 72.1 73.2 73.5
J61 113.2 113.5 110.9 114.0 130.7 126.0 119.4 129.0 129.6 120.3 128.7 119.5 121.3
J62 133.7 144.4 137.5 140.5 146.6 142.4 129.6 142.1 134.3 143.2 139.3 139.8 158.7
J63 151.5 149.2 149.5 158.8 135.5 144.7 137.4 147.1 148.6 153.5 145.3 145.5 147.2
L 101.3 97.7 107.3 106.8 95.3 94.0 107.9 113.0 118.4 96.6 95.3 104.2 99.7
M_STS 126.9 119.1 127.5 144.5 150.1 131.6 131.1 132.8 127.7 144.6 147.3 129.2 131.1
M69 122.1 129.1 134.0 138.2 134.0 125.8 146.4 150.8 149.6 139.2 139.6 135.3 140.3
M702 96.8 100.4 101.4 99.8 91.3 94.0 113.3 106.0 110.3 125.0 120.9 124.3 115.3
M71 154.8 117.1 136.2 209.7 236.1 171.4 135.6 146.6 116.1 179.2 126.6 125.6 125.2
M73 127.2 118.2 126.2 120.8 112.1 117.1 129.5 132.5 133.7 125.5 125.6 130.4 127.7
M74 123.7 127.0 132.8 127.9 141.5 132.5 125.1 119.3 127.9 139.4 220.4 130.1 144.2
N 131.9 119.0 122.0 118.5 128.1 124.9 123.3 127.7 131.6 149.8 142.4 141.3 126.4
N77 100.7 107.6 122.4 113.7 124.3 118.4 112.1 125.1 128.5 127.3 111.4 113.0 118.1
N78 137.3 144.7 144.7 132.2 143.5 129.7 154.1 152.7 155.5 160.8 153.1 161.8 155.4
N79 191.6 172.0 156.5 171.1 168.0 166.3 178.1 181.0 177.6 181.5 184.0 184.6 167.8
N80 148.3 106.3 106.9 102.4 120.3 118.0 110.1 116.6 110.8 138.7 115.0 114.9 117.7
N81 132.6 128.8 125.3 141.5 136.2 143.7 130.7 126.6 153.8 149.2 137.7 154.8 141.7
N82 109.4 107.4 115.4 109.9 115.7 115.4 109.0 111.6 124.1 164.2 184.2 166.0 106.6
* Preliminary data.

Table 4

Production indices in services - calendar-adjusted (2021 = 100)
NACE.BG - 2008 VII.2025 VIII.2025 IX.2025 X.2025 XI.2025 XII.2025 I.2026 II.2026 III.2026 IV.2026 V.2026 VI.2026 VII.2026*
HTNXK 131.2 126.2 124.3 124.6 126.0 141.9 106.4 115.6 126.8 121.6 124.2 135.5 139.0
H 121.2 111.9 113.7 118.5 113.7 110.8 95.5 106.0 121.3 113.5 115.6 126.7 130.8
H49 109.6 97.6 103.4 110.4 110.7 107.7 89.0 101.8 113.6 107.9 110.3 111.2 113.8
H50 193.3 164.5 137.3 119.8 106.0 136.8 104.0 133.4 160.7 173.3 170.6 172.8 169.6
H51 425.5 489.5 403.7 324.4 218.6 211.8 200.3 246.9 285.3 272.0 315.5 398.7 474.3
H52 112.7 101.5 105.0 113.3 108.1 101.8 94.2 98.4 118.5 104.7 103.6 129.7 130.8
H53 113.8 108.3 111.0 122.3 120.4 128.9 111.1 110.3 123.4 121.5 118.3 124.8 123.0
I 197.3 219.5 154.9 125.1 109.8 134.0 125.3 118.4 124.0 116.9 133.6 161.1 202.2
I55 277.1 311.5 204.9 142.9 110.2 154.3 156.9 158.5 152.1 140.7 154.6 231.6 313.4
I56 150.7 165.9 125.7 114.8 109.6 122.1 106.9 95.0 107.6 103.1 121.3 120.0 137.4
J 120.2 122.1 123.2 129.9 136.9 164.6 109.9 121.6 132.4 123.6 125.5 136.4 139.1
J58 104.4 79.7 110.7 96.1 87.5 115.0 81.4 71.7 74.7 74.1 83.4 120.4 139.0
J59 72.4 86.4 59.5 104.8 82.2 117.0 65.8 87.6 118.2 114.5 98.3 176.4 137.3
J60 58.5 56.2 79.2 97.2 88.8 81.6 65.4 72.8 64.4 71.2 70.9 75.9 56.6
J61 114.7 115.7 113.8 114.0 130.2 138.3 111.9 121.6 129.4 112.1 129.5 123.1 122.0
J62 127.9 133.9 134.3 143.1 149.1 192.7 113.3 126.8 140.2 134.2 128.4 146.6 155.7
J63 145.5 133.7 143.2 156.1 151.9 176.6 125.4 142.3 152.3 152.9 138.4 144.6 140.7
L 103.5 97.6 116.7 102.2 90.0 109.5 101.8 111.2 119.8 88.9 86.0 107.6 99.9
M_STS 128.8 107.5 123.3 140.7 156.3 184.1 108.3 120.5 131.7 140.5 139.5 134.6 131.3
M69 122.7 117.8 129.7 135.2 129.1 153.2 132.0 140.9 159.1 139.6 139.3 142.4 141.8
M702 96.3 92.0 109.6 96.9 86.2 124.3 99.4 98.6 116.8 121.1 111.5 126.9 114.8
M71 166.3 108.0 123.7 191.5 260.3 284.8 96.4 127.9 114.2 169.8 109.7 131.5 128.7
M73 123.9 100.8 119.6 135.0 131.3 156.0 93.5 112.3 132.2 126.6 125.6 136.1 124.2
M74 121.2 114.0 130.2 126.2 138.3 167.5 115.3 113.7 135.2 132.5 211.0 135.3 142.2
N 142.2 128.2 131.1 118.0 126.7 130.8 106.6 117.6 126.9 139.2 140.0 153.1 136.7
N77 106.3 109.4 125.5 109.5 132.3 135.0 98.8 113.8 121.8 119.8 114.8 115.6 124.3
N78 136.1 143.2 143.1 133.5 144.0 148.6 138.2 150.3 160.6 163.6 149.5 160.9 153.2
N79 309.8 308.7 236.8 167.7 85.7 105.7 101.7 116.6 119.5 132.4 155.8 279.4 282.6
N80 150.8 108.9 108.6 104.3 118.9 127.0 101.1 116.4 108.6 137.2 113.3 114.9 119.8
N81 146.5 133.6 123.1 146.7 139.0 155.9 107.3 108.9 147.9 145.9 138.5 173.1 155.0
N82 104.8 98.0 126.9 106.3 130.7 120.5 100.7 104.4 128.9 140.3 184.3 179.5 104.3
* Preliminary data.

Detailed statistical information can be found on the website of NSI at the sections:
Production Indices in Services