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During the period 2012 - 2014 26.1% of the enterprises carried out an innovation activity.

Total Producer Price Index in May 2016 increased by 0.2% compared to the previous month; compared to the same month of 2015 the prices went down by 5.6%. Producer Price Index on Domestic Market in May 2016 declined by 0.1% compared to the previous month; compared to the same month of 2015 the domestic prices fell by 4.5%. 

In 2015, the government budget allocations for R&D amounted to 212.5 million BGN and increased by 2.8% compared to 2014.

In April 2016 compared to March 2016 an increase is reported for the production of solid fuels - by 7.2%.  At the same time a decrease is reported for the production of electricity - by 17.4%. No change is reported for the production of natural gas. Production of petroleum products has been restored to its usual level after planned repair of production capacities done in March 2016.

In April 2016 compared to March 2016 an increase is reported for the deliveries of solid fuels - by 6.3%, unleaded motor gasoline - by 33.3%, and transport diesel - by 7.2%. At the same time a decrease is reported for the deliveries of natural gas - by 22.0%, and electricity - by 19.0%. No change is reported for the deliveries of liquefied petroleum gases. 

In June 2016 the total business climate indicator increases by 0.9 percentage points compared to May as a result of the improved business climate in industry, retail trade and service sector.

In May 2016, the number of the trips of Bulgarian residents abroad was 564.8 thousand or by 16.8% above the registered in May 2015. The trips with other purposes (as a guest, education and visit the cultural and sport events) in May 2016 composed the greatest share of the total number of trips of Bulgarian residents abroad - 43.8%, followed by the trips with holiday and recreation purpose - 32.0%, and with professional purpose - 24.2%.

In May 2016, the number of arrivals of visitors from abroad to Bulgaria was 808.3 thousand or by 13.1% above the level of May 2015. An increase was registered in the trips with other purposes - by 21.7%, and with holiday and recreation purpose - by 11.8%, while the trips with professional purpose decreased by 5.3%.

Preliminary data of the NSI for the first quarter of 2016 indicate that the total hourly labour cost rose by 7.7% compared to the first quarter of 2015.

Consumption per capita varied by almost one to three across EU Member States. GDP per capita by nearly one to six.

According to the preliminary data of the NSI the number of health establishments for hospital aid as of 31.12.2015 was 348 with 51 933 beds. 322 of them were hospitals with 49 028 beds.

The number of out-patient health establishments was 1 915 with 1 044 beds and other health establishments were 136 with 2 394 beds in them.

At the end of 2015 29 093 physicians were in practice under the basic labour contracts in health establishments. Dentists were 7 513 and medical specialists on 'Health cares' - 47 349.