According to the preliminary data, in December 2014 the index of production in section ‘Construction’, calculated on the base of seasonally adjusted data, was 0.3% below the level of the previous month. In December 2014 the working day adjusted index of production in construction increased by 2.3% in comparison with the same month of 2013.
According to the preliminary seasonally adjusted data in December 2014 the turnover in ‘Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles’ at constant prices increased by 0.9% compared to the previous month.
According to the preliminary data the Industrial Production Index, seasonally adjusted, increased by 1.1% in December 2014 as compared to November 2014. In December 2014 the working day adjusted Industrial Production Index rose by 0.9% in comparison with the same month of 2013.
In January 2015 the total consumer confidence indicator increases by 4.8 percentage points compared to its October 2014 level, as for the urban population the increase is 4.0 percentage points and for the rural population - 7.3 percentage points.
In the fourth quarter of 2014, the municipal authorities issued building permits for construction of 1 070 residential buildings with 5 554 dwellings, of 44 administrative buildings/offices and 1 142 other buildings. The construction of 544 residential buildings with 2 790 dwellings, of 18 administrative buildings/offices and 523 other buildings was started.
In November 2014 compared to October 2014 an increase of the production of electricity by 9.8% is reported. At the same time a decrease of the production of solid fuels by 2.7%, unleaded motor gasoline - by 12.6%, transport diesel - by 12.8% and natural gas - by 50.0% is reported. No change for the production of liquefied petroleum gases is reported.
In November 2014 compared to October 2014 an increase of the deliveries of natural gas by 37.0% and electricity - by 11.3% is reported. At the same time a decrease of the deliveries of solid fuels by 3.0%, liquefied petroleum gases - by 8.3%, unleaded motor gasoline - by 43.9% and transport diesel - by 21.9% is reported.
Producer Price Index on Domestic Market in December 2014 decreased by 1.2% compared to the previous month; compared to the same month of 2013 the domestic prices fell by 0.9%. Total Producer Price Index in December 2014 declined by 1.7% compared to the previous month; compared to the same month of 2013 the prices went down by 1.6%.
In January 2015 the total business climate indicator increases by 3.8 percentage points compared to the previous month due to the improved managers’ opinions in industry, construction and service sector.
In December 2014, the number of the trips of Bulgarian residents abroad was 267.7 thousand or by 12.4% above the registered in December 2013. The trips with other purposes (as a guest, education and visit the cultural and sport events) in December 2014 composed the greatest share of the total number of trips of Bulgarian residents abroad - 51.4%, followed by the trips with professional purpose - 26.4%, and with holiday and recreation purposes - 22.2%.
In December 2014, the number of arrivals of visitors from abroad to Bulgaria was 430.1 thousands or by 6.0% above the level of December 2013. An increase was registered in the trips with professional purpose and with other purposes by 35.1% and 5.8% respectively, while the trips with holiday and recreation purpose decreased by 25.2%.
The market price index of the dwellings for the fourth quarter of 2014 compared to the third quarter of 2014 was 100.7%, i.e. the average increase of the market prices of the dwellings was 0.7%.