In November 2015 the total business climate indicator decreases by 0.5 percentage points in comparison with the previous month a result of the more unfavourable business climate in construction, retail trade and service sector.
According to the preliminary data for the third quarter of 2015 the total turnover index in section ‘Transportation, storage and post’, calculated on the basis of seasonally adjusted data decreased by 2.2% compared to the previous quarter. In section ‘Information and communication’ the turnover index increased by 10.1%.
In the third quarter of 2015, 1 274.7 thousand Bulgarian residents made tourist trips. The majority (80.5%) of them travelled only within the country, 14.6% - only abroad and 4.9% - both in the country and abroad. Compared to the same quarter of 2014 the total number of the travelled persons aged 15 and over decreased by 7.7%, as a reduction was observed in the number of the Bulgarian residents travelled in the country - by 8.7%, as well as in the number of persons travelled abroad - by 1.4%.
The total income average per household member during the third quarter of 2015 is 1 262 BGN and increases by 5.6% compared to the same quarter of 2014.
The total expenditure average per household member during the third quarter of 2015 is 1 169 BGN and increases by 1.9% in comparison with the same quarter of 2014.
The consumption of main food products average per household member decreases during the third quarter of 2015 compared to the same quarter of 2014.
In the third quarter of 2015 the unemployment rate was 8.3%, and the employment rate of population aged 20 - 64 was 68.8%.
According to the preliminary data of the National Statistical Institute at the end of September 2015 the number of employees under labour contract decreased by 1.7% as compared to the end of June 2015 and reached 2.27 million.
In the third quarter of 2015 in comparison with the second quarter of 2015 the average monthly wages and salaries decreased by 0.6% getting 874 BGN.