Press releases

The consumer price index in May 2014 compared to April 2014 was 99.5%, i.e. the monthly inflation was -0.5%.

In April 2014, 1 947 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. The total number of the rooms in them was 65.2 thousands and the bed-places were 133.7 thousands. In comparison with April 2013 the total number of accommodation establishments increased by 3.7% and the bed-places in them - by 16.0%.

The total number of the nights spent in all accommodation establishments registered in April 2014 was 699.7 thousands or by 19.9% more in comparison with the same month of the previous year. The total revenues from nights spent in April 2014 reached 31.9 million BGN or by 20.8% more compared to April 2013.

In the period January - March 2014 Bulgarian exports to the EU increased by 0.1% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year and amounted to 6.2 Billion BGN while the imports increased by 6.1% and added up to 7.3 Billion BGN.

In March 2014 the exports to the EU increased by 0.1% compared to the corresponding month of the previous year and added up to 2.2 Billion BGN while the imports increased by 6.7% and amounted to 2.5 Billion BGN.

In the period January - April 2014 the Bulgarian exports to third countries decreased by 18.4% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year and amounted to 4.7 Billion BGN while the imports decreased by 6.8% and added up to 6.1 Billion BGN.

In the period January - April 2014 the total value of all exported goods (both for third countries and EU) amounted to 12.9 Billion BGN and compared to the corresponding period of 2013 the exports decreased by 8.0% while the total value of all imported goods added up to 16.0 Billion BGN and decreased by 0.1%.

According to the preliminary data, in April 2014 the index of production in section ‘Construction’, calculated on the base of seasonally adjusted data, was 1.3% below the level of the previous month. In April 2014 the working day adjusted index of production in construction decreased by 2.0% in comparison with the same month of 2013.

According to the preliminary seasonally adjusted data in April 2014 the turnover in Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles at constant prices decreased by 0.2% compared to the previous month.

According to the preliminary data the Industrial Production Index seasonally adjusted increased by 1.4% in April 2014 as compared to March 2014. In April 2014 the working day adjusted Industrial Production Index rose by 5.0% in comparison with the same month of 2013.

According to the seasonally adjusted data, the GDP growth rate in the first quarter of 2014 is 1.2% compared with the same quarter of 2013.

According to the preliminary data of the National Statistical Institute for the second semester of 2013, the trials ended with inflicted penalty covered 13 274 committed crimes. 

The number of accused persons in second half of 2013 was 16 974.

The number of persons convicted with penalties came into force amounted to 14 570, while 777 of them were Juveniles aged 14 - 17 years, that presents 5.3% of the total number of convicted persons.

According to the preliminary data of the NSI the number of health establishments for hospital aid as of 31.12.2013 was 342 with 49 522 beds. 316 of them were hospitals with 46 804 beds. The number of out-patient health establishments was 1 885 with 980 beds and other health establishments were 145 - 3 132 beds in them.