According to the seasonally adjusted data, the GDP growth rate in the second quarter of 2015 is 2.2% compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
The total income average per household member during the second quarter of 2015 is 1 203 BGN and increases by 3.7% compared to the same quarter of 2014.
The total expenditure per household member during the second quarter of 2015 is 1 093 BGN and increases by 7.9% in comparison with the same quarter of 2014.
The consumption of main food products average per household member does not change considerable during the second quarter of 2015 compared to the same quarter of 2014.
Producer price indeces in agriculture in the second quarter of 2015 decreased by 6.7% in comparison with the same quarter of 2014 and with by 3.5% compared to 2014.
The price index of goods and services currently consumed in agriculture in the second quarter of 2015 was 0.5% below the level in the same quarter of 2014 and with 1.9% compared to 2014.
The consumer price index in July 2015 compared to June 2015 was 99.8%, i.e. the monthly inflation was -0.2%.
In June 2015, 2 731 accommodation establishments - hotels, motels, camping sites, mountain chalets and other establishments for short-term accommodation with more than 10 bed places were functioned in the country. The total number of the rooms in them was 123.5 thousands and the bed-places were 269.1 thousands. In comparison with June 2014 the total number of accommodation establishments (functioned during the period) increased by 2.6% and the bed-places in them - by 0.2%.
The total number of the nights spent in all accommodation establishments registered in June 2015 was 2 909.4 thousands or by 14.7% less in comparison with the same month of the previous year. The total revenues from nights spent in June 2015 reached 127.3 million BGN or by 12.0% less compared to June 2014.
In period January - May 2015 the Bulgarian exports to the EU increased by 12.2% compared to the same period of the previous year and amounted to 11.6 Billion BGN while the imports grew by 8.0% and added up to 13.3 Billion BGN.
In May 2015 the exports to the EU increased by 12.0% compared to the corresponding month of the previous year and added up to 2.3 Billion BGN while the imports grew by 9.4% and amounted to 2.6 Billion BGN.
In the period January - June 2015 the Bulgarian exports to third countries increased by 8.8% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year and amounted to 8.2 Billion BGN while the imports decreased by 0.1% and added up to 9.4 Billion BGN.
In the period January - June 2015 the total value of all exported goods (both for third countries and EU) amounted to 22.4 Billion BGN and compared to the corresponding period of 2014 the exports grew by 11.0% while the total value of all imported goods added up to 25.4 Billion BGN and increased by 4.7%.
According to the preliminary data, in June 2015 the index of production in section ‘Construction’ calculated on the base of seasonally adjusted data was 2.6% above the level of the previous month. In June 2015 the working day adjusted index of production in construction increased by 1.5% in comparison with the same month of 2014.
According to the preliminary seasonally adjusted data in June 2015 the turnover in ‘Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles’ at constant prices increased by 0.8% compared to the previous month.
According to the preliminary data the Industrial Production Index, seasonally adjusted, increased by 0.6% in June 2015 as compared to May 2015. In June 2015 the working day adjusted Industrial Production Index rose by 5.7% in comparison with the same month of 2014.