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In October 2016, the number of the trips of Bulgarian residents abroad was 404.0 thousand or by 20.4% above the registered in October 2015. The trips with other purposes (as a guest, education and visit the cultural and sport events) in October 2016 composed the greatest share of the total number of trips of Bulgarian residents abroad - 48.7%, followed by the trips with professional purpose - 26.7%, and with holiday and recreation purpose - 24.6%.

In October 2016, the number of arrivals of visitors from abroad to Bulgaria was 678.6 thousand or by 17.6% more in comparison with October 2015. An increase was registered in the trips by all observed purposes: with professional purpose - by 22.9%, with holiday and recreation purpose - by 18.7%, and with other purposes - by 14.9%.

In November 2016 the total business climate indicator increases by 0.6 percentage points in comparison with October which is due to the improved business climate in industry and retail trade.

According to preliminary data during the third quarter of 2016 in comparison with the same period of 2015 the goods carried by the freight land and water transport increased by 2.2%, while the transport performance decreased by 7.3%.

In the third quarter of 2016 both transported passengers and transport performance by the passenger transport (land, water and urban electrical transport) decreased compared to the same period of the previous year, respectively - by 9.6% and 3.6%. 

The producer price index in agriculture in the third quarter of 2016 decreased by 5.7% in comparison with the same quarter of 2015. The crop output index decreased by 6.0%, as well the animal output index - by 3.5%. In comparison with previous year the prices of agricultural output went down by 7.8%. The same decrease was observed in both, crop output price index and animal output price index.

The index of prices of goods and services currently consumed in agriculture in the third quarter of 2016 was 4.3% below the level in the same quarter of previous year and by 3.0% compared to 2015.

According to the preliminary data for the third quarter of 2016 the total turnover index in section ‘Transportation, storage and post’, calculated on the basis of seasonally adjusted data decreased by 1.7% compared to the second quarter of 2016, while in section ‘Information and communication’ - by 1.0%.

In the third quarter of 2016, 1 517.8 thousand Bulgarian residents made tourist trips. The majority (81.3%) of them travelled only within the country, 13.3% - only abroad and 5.4% - both in the country and abroad. Compared to the same quarter of 2015 the total number of the travelled persons aged 15 and over increased by 19.1%, as an increase was observed in the number of the Bulgarian residents travelled both in the country and abroad by 31.9%, only in the country - by 20.3%, and the number of persons travelled only abroad - by 7.9%

The total income average per household member during the third quarter of 2016 is 1 309 BGN and increases by 3.7% compared to the same quarter of 2015.

The total expenditure average per household member during the third quarter of 2016 is 1 223 BGN and increases by 4.7% in comparison with the same quarter of 2015.

The consumption of main food products average per household member is without considerable change during the third quarter of 2016 compared to the same quarter of 2015.

According to the seasonally adjusted data, the GDP growth rate in the third quarter of 2016 is 3.5% compared to the same quarter of the previous year.

In the third quarter of 2016 the unemployment rate was 7.0% and the employment rate of population aged 20 - 64 was 68.5%.

The consumer price index in October 2016 compared to September 2016 was 100.2%, i.e. the monthly inflation was 0.2%.