By preliminarily data of the National Statistical Institute in the second quarter of 2012, 755 thousand Bulgarian residents made tourist trips. The majority part (80.7%) of them travelled only in the country, 15.5% - only abroad and 3.8% - both in the country and abroad.
According to preliminary data during the second quarter of 2012 in comparison with the same period of 2011 an increase in the transported goods by 5.7% was observed, while the transport performance fell by 10.7%. Compared to the corresponding quarter of the previous year both - the transported passengers and the transport performance, decreased by 1.9 and 6.5%, respectively.
In the second quarter of 2012 the employment rate for population aged 15 - 64 was 58.3% (by 0.2 percentage points higher than in the second quarter of 2011). For the same period the unemployment rate went up by 1.1 percentage points to 12.3%.
According to preliminary data from the second quarter of 2012 the total turnover index for section “Transportation, storage and post”, calculated on the basis of seasonally adjusted data was 9.6% higher than the previous quarter, while in section „Information and communication” - by 3.2%.
The index of producer prices in agriculture increased by 5.9% in the second quarter of 2012 as compared to the same quarter 2011. Increases were registered in the crop production by 3.9% and in the livestock production by 8.6%.
The index of prices of goods and services currently consumed in agriculture in the second quarter of 2012 was 6.5% above the index in the same quarter of 2011.
The average total income per household member in the second quarter of 2012 was 1071 Levs or increased by 13.8% compared to the same period of 2011.
The total expenditure per household member in the second quarter of 2012 was 967 Levs and increased by 11.2% compared to the same quarter of 2011.
The consumption of main food products average per capita did not change significantly in the second quarter of 2012 compared to the second quarter of 2011.
According to the seasonally adjusted data, the GDP growth rate in the second quarter of 2012 is 0.5% compared with the same quarter of the previous year.
The consumer price index in July 2012 compared to June 2012 was 101.5%, i.e. the monthly inflation was 1.5%. The inflation rate since the beginning of the year (July 2012 compared to December 2011) was 2.1%.
The harmonized index of consumer prices in July 2012 compared to June 2012 was 101.1%, i.e. the monthly inflation was 1.1%. The inflation rate since the beginning of the year (July 2012 compared to December 2011) was 1.8%.
According to the preliminary data of the National Statistical Institute in the second quarter of 2012 the number of newly built residential buildings was 520 and compared to the corresponding quarter of 2011 their number decreased by 26.3%.
In June 2012, 2 300 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.