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Preliminary data of NSI for the second quarter of 2013 indicated that total hourly labour cost rose by 3.4% compared to the second quarter of 2012.

The consumer price index in August 2013 compared to July 2013 was 99.4%, i.e. the monthly inflation was -0.6%.

According to the preliminary data, in July 2013 the index of production in section ‘Construction’, calculated on the base of seasonally adjusted data was 1.0% above the level of the previous month. The working day adjusted index of production in construction decreased by 6.8% in comparison with the same month of 2012.

The preliminary data showed that the Industrial Production Index seasonally adjusted increased by 1.7% in July 2013 as compared to June 2013. The working day adjusted Industrial Production Index fall by 2.6% in comparison with the same month of 2012.

In July 2013, 2 739 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 (Annex, Table 1). The total number of the rooms in them was 124.0 thousands and the bed-places were 278.9 thousands. In comparison with July 2012 the total number of accommodation establishments increased by 8.8% and the bed-places in them - by 2.6%.
The total number of the nights spent in all accommodation establishments amounted to 5 027.0 thousands or by 3.7% more in comparison with the same month of the previous year. The total revenues from nights spent in July 2013 reached 208.7 million Levs or by 8.6% more compared to July 2012.

In the period January - July 2013 the Bulgarian exports to third countries increased by 10.2% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year and amounted to 10.1 Billion Levs while the imports decreased by 0.3% and added up to 11.8 Billion Levs.
In the period January - July 2013 the total value of all exported goods (both for third countries and EU) amounted to 24.8 Billion Levs and compared to the corresponding period of 2012 the exports increased by 8.0% while the total value of all imported goods added up to 29.1 Billion Levs and increased by 0.5%.

In the period January - June 2013 the Bulgarian exports to the EU increased by 6.5% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year and amounted to 12.3 Billion Levs while the imports from EU decreased by 6.8 Million Levs and added up to 14.4 Billion Levs.
In June 2013 the exports to the EU increased by 1.4% compared to the corresponding month of the previous year and amounted to 2.0 Billion Levs while the imports decreased by 3.1% and added up to 2.6 Billion Levs.

In 2012 the exported goods were for 40.6 Billion Levs and compared to 2011 the exports increased by 2.5%. The imported goods in 2012 were for 49.8 Billion Levs (at CIF prices) or 8.8% more than the previous year.

According to the seasonally adjusted data, the GDP growth rate in the second quarter of 2013 is 0.2% compared with the same quarter of 2012.

According to preliminary data the foreign direct investments in the non-financial sector as of 31.12.2012 amounted to 21 623 million Euro and fell by 0.1% compared to 2011.