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According to preliminary data during the fourth quarter of 2012 in comparison with the same period of 2011 an increase in the transported goods by 12.6% was observed, while the transport performance fell by 8.8%. Compared to the corresponding quarter of the previous year, both - the transported passengers and the transport performance, increased by 4.8% and 5.2%, respectively.

In the fourth quarter of 2012, 692.3 thousand Bulgarian residents made tourist trips. The majority part (79.4%) of them travelled only in the country, 13.9% - only abroad and 6.7% - both in the country and abroad. Compared to the same quarter of 2011 the total number of the travelled persons aged 15 and over decreased by 21.7%, as a reduction was observed in the number of the Bulgarian residents travelled in the country - by 25.3%, while in the number of persons travelled abroad increased by 11.2%. The average expenditure per person for private trips in the country increased by 16.4%, while abroad decreased by 10.4%. The average expenditure for professional trips per person in the country and abroad increased by 24.1 and 30.2% respectively.

According to the preliminary data for the fourth quarter of 2012 the total turnover index in section “Transportation, storage and post” calculated on the basis of seasonally adjusted data decreased by 3.3% as compared to the previous quarter. In section „Information and communication” the turnover index increased by 0.5%.

The index of producer prices in agriculture increased by 20.4% in the fourth quarter of 2012 as compared to the same quarter 2011. Increases were registered in the crop production by 24.5% and in the livestock production by 1.7%.

The index of prices of goods and services currently consumed in agriculture in the fourth quarter of 2012 was 7.7% above the index in the same quarter of 2011.

The total income average per household member during the fourth quarter of 2012 is 1 157 Levs or by 16.1% more compared to the same period of 2011.

The total expenditure per household member during the fourth quarter of 2012 is 1 058 Levs and it increases by 13.4% in relation to the same quarter of 2011.

The consumption of main food products average per capita doesn’t change significant during the fourth quarter of 2012 compared to the same quarter of 2011.

According to the seasonally adjusted data, the GDP growth rate in the fourth quarter of 2012 is 0.5% compared with the same quarter of the previous year.

According to the preliminary data of the NSI, the consumer price index in January 2013 compared to December 2012 was 100.4%, i.e. the monthly inflation was 0.4%.

In the fourth quarter of 2012 the employment rate for population aged 15 - 64 was 59.4% (by 0.8 percentage points higher than in the fourth quarter of 2011). For the same period the unemployment rate went up by 1.0 percentage point to 12.4%.

According to the preliminary data of the National Statistical Institute (NSI) at the end of December 2012 the number of employees under labour contract decreased by 2.0% as compared to the end of September 2012 and reached 2.09 million. In the fourth quarter of 2012 in comparison with the third quarter of 2012 the average monthly wages and salaries increased by 4.6% getting 789 Levs.

According to the preliminary data of the National Statistical Institute in the fourth quarter of 2012 the number of newly built residential buildings was 692 and compared to the corresponding quarter of the previous year decreased by 21.6%.