Producer Price Index on Domestic Market in April 2012 increased by 1.1% compared to the previous month, while compared to the same month of 2011 the domestic prices grew by 5.0%. Total Producer Price Index rose by 1.5% compared to the previous month; compared to the same month of 2011 the prices went up by 3.7%.
According to the preliminary data of the National Statistical Institute for the second semester of 2011, the trials ended with inflicted penalty cover 15 620 committed crimes.
The number of persons convicted with penalties come into force amounted to 17 634, while 1 200 of them were Juveniles aged 14-17 years.
In May 2012 the total business climate indicator increases by 2.8 percentage points in comparison with the previous month which is due to the improved business climate in construction, retail trade and service sector.
In April 2012 the number of the trips of Bulgarian residents abroad was 332.0 thousand or by 7.8% more than in March and by 3.8% below the registered in April 2011.
According to preliminary data during the first quarter of 2012 in comparison with the same period of 2011 a decline both in the transported goods and in the transport performance was observed. Compared to the corresponding quarter of the previous year the transported passengers rose by 386.2 thousand or by 0.2%. At the same time the transport performance fell by 1.0% which was mainly due to the land and urban electrical transport.
According to preliminarily data of the National Statistical Institute in the first quarter of 2012, 627.4 thousand Bulgarian residents realized tourist trips, 89.0% of them were travelled in the country and 11.0% - abroad.
The employment rate of population aged 15 - 64 was 56.9%, or by 0.3 percentage points below the level registered during the first quarter of the 2011. The unemployment rate was 12.9%, or by 0.7 percentage points higher compared to the same period of the previous year.
Statistical surveys conducted by the National Statistical Institute are providing information on activities of museums, theatres, libraries, cinemas, radio and television programs and film productions. Main indicators and coverage are designed in accordance with methodological requirements of UNESCO and Eurostat.
According to preliminary data from the first quarter of 2012 the total turnover index for section “Transportation, storage and post”, calculated on the basis of seasonally adjusted data was 4.4% higher than the previous quarter. In section „Information and communication” the turnover index decreased by 0.7%.in comparison with previous quarter.
The index of producer prices in agriculture increases by 4.9% in the first quarter of 2012 as compared to the same quarter 2011. Increases were registered in the livestock production by 9.9%, while in the crop production index decreased by 4.2%.
The index of prices of goods and services currently consumed in agriculture in the first quarter of 2012 is 8.1% above the same quarter of 2011.