In May 2025, the total production index in Services of the business economy [1] increased by 0.7% compared to the previous month. The data are preliminary and seasonally adjusted.
Compared to May 2024, an increase of 1.9% was registered in the calendar-adjusted index according to preliminary data.
[1] Business services include the following sectors from NACE.BG - 2008: H - Transportation and storage, I - Accommodation and food service activities, J - Information and communication, L - Real estate activities, M_STS - Professional, scientific and technical activities (specific grouping under Regulation (EU) 2019/2152), and N - Administrative and support service activities.
Monthly changes
An increase, compared to the previous month, was reported in the following sectors: ‘Professional, scientific and technical activities’ - by 3.8%, ‘Real estate activities’ - by 3.7%, ‘Administrative and support service activities’ - by 1.1%, and ‘Transportation and storage’ - by 0.5%. A decrease was seen in the sector ‘Information and communication’ - by 1.5%, while in the sector ‘Accommodation and food service activities’ was kept the level of previous month.
Annual changes
On an annual basis, a rise was observed in the following sectors: ‘Real estate activities’ - by 10.7%, ‘Professional, scientific and technical activities’ - by 9.0%, ‘Transportation and storage’ - by 1.5%, and ‘Administrative and support service activities’ - by 0.8%. A decline was registered in the sectors: ‘Accommodation and food service activities’ - by 4.4%, and ‘Information and communication’ - by 0.4%.
Methodological notes
Monthly indices of production in services are calculated and published two months after the reference period (М+2) in accordance with the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 of the European Parliament and of the Council for European Business Statistics.
Production indices in services are calculated by deflating the turnover indices for each activity with the corresponding producer price indices. The purpose of the production index is to measure changes in output volume at monthly intervals. The indices are calculated with 2021 as a base year.
Seasonal adjustment is a statistical method, which eliminates the seasonal component of time series.
Calendar adjustment is an adjustment for variations caused by calendar effects, a different number of calendar and working days in the months, national holidays and outliers (for example, the presence of more non-working days in May could contribute to the decline in some activities).
Since July 2024, all dynamic rows have been recalculated based on the 2021 base year and have been published in IS Infostat.
Annex
Table 1
| (Per cent) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economic activities | NACE.BG - 2008 | XII.2024 | I.2025 | II.2025 | III.2025 | IV.2025 | V.2025* |
| Services of the business economy (except trade and financial and insurance activities) | HTNXK | 1.5 | 2.4 | -0.9 | -2.9 | -0.1 | 0.7 |
| Transportation and storage | H | 4.5 | 0.1 | 4.9 | -8.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| Land transport and transport via pipelines | H49 | 2.9 | -0.5 | -2.0 | -2.9 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| Water transport | H50 | 7.2 | 4.0 | -9.0 | 3.0 | 5.2 | 1.4 |
| Air transport | H51 | 30.4 | -17.3 | 6.0 | 18.0 | -4.9 | 4.6 |
| Warehousing and support activities for transportation | H52 | 4.9 | 6.1 | 20.6 | -21.9 | 3.3 | -4.3 |
| Postal and courier activities | H53 | -6.5 | 0.7 | -2.4 | -7.8 | -0.3 | 4.1 |
| Accommodation and food service activities | I | -0.3 | 1.0 | -0.5 | -1.7 | -0.9 | -0.1 |
| Accommodation | I55 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 0.6 | -3.4 | -0.1 | -1.6 |
| Food and beverage service activities | I56 | -0.7 | -1.9 | 0.7 | -1.4 | -1.9 | 1.1 |
| Information and communication | J | 3.9 | 4.3 | -5.3 | -1.9 | 2.2 | -1.5 |
| Publishing activities | J58 | -4.7 | 16.2 | -12.3 | 0.9 | 6.3 | 3.7 |
| Motion picture, video, television programme production; programming and broadcasting activities | J59 | -23.1 | 35.6 | -21.7 | 3.2 | -6.2 | 11.3 |
| Programming and broadcasting activities | J60 | 7.1 | 9.0 | -9.7 | -17.7 | 22.5 | -2.9 |
| Telecommunications | J61 | -0.9 | -5.6 | 4.5 | -2.3 | -2.5 | -2.2 |
| Computer programming, consultancy and related activities | J62 | 4.8 | 6.7 | -10.1 | 0.8 | 3.6 | -2.6 |
| Information service activities | J63 | 41.3 | 20.0 | -4.8 | -13.4 | 11.0 | 2.8 |
| Real estate activities | L | 14.9 | 0.5 | 7.2 | -3.5 | -4.5 | 3.7 |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities (specific grouping under Regulation (EU) 2019/2152) | M_STS | -4.8 | 2.4 | -5.8 | -1.1 | 2.7 | 3.8 |
| Legal and accounting activities | M69 | -3.8 | 20.0 | -7.2 | 2.3 | -4.1 | 7.3 |
| Management consultancy activities | M702 | -17.6 | -11.5 | -7.1 | -9.5 | 1.9 | 1.0 |
| Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis | M71 | -4.8 | 12.5 | -10.4 | -5.2 | 5.0 | 6.6 |
| Advertising and market research | M73 | 10.5 | -7.9 | -6.8 | 3.0 | 10.1 | -5.1 |
| Other professional, scientific and technical activities | M74 | -0.6 | -6.4 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 5.3 |
| Administrative and support service activities | N | -6.6 | 5.9 | -1.0 | 3.9 | -8.2 | 1.1 |
| Rental and leasing activities | N77 | -0.7 | 5.2 | -1.7 | -0.2 | -13.0 | 1.7 |
| Employment activities | N78 | 13.2 | 1.4 | 1.3 | -2.6 | 5.2 | -0.4 |
| Travel agency, tour operator reservation service and related activities | N79 | 1.3 | 3.8 | -0.4 | -0.6 | -0.1 | 1.8 |
| Security and investigation activities | N80 | -0.4 | 17.6 | -3.8 | -8.6 | -0.1 | -0.9 |
| Services to buildings and landscape activities | N81 | -1.8 | 1.3 | -1.7 | -4.9 | 2.3 | 11.8 |
| Office administrative, office support and other business support activities | N82 | -30.0 | -1.7 | 2.1 | 36.7 | -27.4 | 0.2 |
Table 2
| (Per cent) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economic activities | NACE.BG - 2008 | XII.2024 | I.2025 | II.2025 | III.2025 | IV.2025 | V.2025* |
| Services of the business economy (except trade and financial and insurance activities) | HTNXK | 0.7 | 6.9 | 5.6 | 2.5 | -0.6 | 1.9 |
| Transportation and storage | H | 6.5 | 4.7 | 7.8 | -2.1 | -5.2 | 1.5 |
| Land transport and transport via pipelines | H49 | 7.1 | 2.8 | -2.6 | -5.1 | -9.2 | -0.2 |
| Water transport | H50 | -22.8 | 19.9 | 0.6 | 11.4 | 6.2 | 18.0 |
| Air transport | H51 | 59.8 | 19.7 | 18.2 | 49.6 | 17.0 | 16.3 |
| Warehousing and support activities for transportation | H52 | -0.6 | 6.8 | 31.8 | -2.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Postal and courier activities | H53 | 10.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -5.9 | -15.0 | -1.3 |
| Accommodation and food service activities | I | 0.1 | 3.2 | 1.1 | -2.8 | -5.1 | -4.4 |
| Accommodation | I55 | 0.9 | -0.9 | 7.3 | -5.0 | -4.1 | -7.7 |
| Food and beverage service activities | I56 | -0.4 | 6.4 | -3.3 | -1.2 | -5.8 | -1.9 |
| Information and communication | J | 0.4 | 11.7 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 3.5 | -0.4 |
| Publishing activities | J58 | -20.3 | 19.9 | -5.4 | -0.2 | 4.7 | 5.3 |
| Motion picture, video, television programme production; programming and broadcasting activities | J59 | -24.6 | 20.0 | -17.9 | -12.2 | -9.4 | 13.3 |
| Programming and broadcasting activities | J60 | -3.6 | 7.3 | -21.1 | -22.5 | -10.6 | -6.3 |
| Telecommunications | J61 | 6.6 | -1.0 | 0.5 | -1.2 | -2.9 | -8.5 |
| Computer programming, consultancy and related activities | J62 | -1.1 | 16.5 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 6.9 | 1.5 |
| Information service activities | J63 | 9.8 | 38.5 | 26.2 | 20.9 | 19.0 | 22.5 |
| Real estate activities | L | -5.6 | 9.9 | 18.1 | 15.9 | 1.3 | 10.7 |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities (specific grouping under Regulation (EU) 2019/2152) | M_STS | -1.9 | 7.1 | 2.5 | 5.6 | 2.2 | 9.0 |
| Legal and accounting activities | M69 | -11.7 | 19.3 | 7.5 | 21.0 | 6.6 | 4.0 |
| Management consultancy activities | M702 | 22.6 | -11.7 | -17.1 | -1.0 | -9.6 | -7.2 |
| Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis | M71 | -2.4 | 30.4 | 24.3 | -0.6 | 0.7 | 18.8 |
| Advertising and market research | M73 | -6.0 | -13.7 | -14.3 | -6.2 | -4.2 | 1.1 |
| Other professional, scientific and technical activities | M74 | -6.9 | 5.1 | 9.1 | 10.7 | 15.9 | 25.4 |
| Administrative and support service activities | N | 0.7 | 1.6 | 7.4 | 9.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Rental and leasing activities | N77 | -1.0 | -30.5 | -5.8 | -11.0 | -24.9 | -14.2 |
| Employment activities | N78 | 13.1 | 21.9 | 25.8 | 18.7 | 39.3 | 11.8 |
| Travel agency, tour operator reservation service and related activities | N79 | -4.0 | 14.4 | 9.0 | 10.6 | 1.5 | 6.2 |
| Security and investigation activities | N80 | -5.0 | 19.4 | 10.7 | 1.6 | 1.8 | -0.8 |
| Services to buildings and landscape activities | N81 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.8 | -7.8 | -6.7 | 17.2 |
| Office administrative, office support and other business support activities | N82 | 2.1 | -3.9 | 2.2 | 35.4 | 1.1 | -0.9 |
Table 3
| NACE.BG - 2008 | V.2024 | VI.2024 | VІI.2024 | VІІI.2024 | IX.2024 | X.2024 | XI.2024 | XII.2024 | I.2025 | II.2025 | III.2025 | IV.2025 | V.2025* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HTNXK | 116.2 | 117.1 | 119.1 | 120.0 | 119.4 | 119.1 | 118.4 | 120.2 | 123.0 | 122.0 | 118.4 | 118.3 | 119.1 |
| H | 110.8 | 109.7 | 113.0 | 109.5 | 109.9 | 114.0 | 109.9 | 114.9 | 115.0 | 120.7 | 110.9 | 111.9 | 112.4 |
| H49 | 104.7 | 105.2 | 107.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 | 106.6 | 104.4 | 107.4 | 106.8 | 104.7 | 101.6 | 102.2 | 104.2 |
| H50 | 121.0 | 131.4 | 128.0 | 136.1 | 125.0 | 125.1 | 127.9 | 137.1 | 142.5 | 129.7 | 133.6 | 140.6 | 142.5 |
| H51 | 283.2 | 255.0 | 250.9 | 229.1 | 256.4 | 309.1 | 240.3 | 313.3 | 259.1 | 274.7 | 324.3 | 308.4 | 322.6 |
| H52 | 103.8 | 100.9 | 107.0 | 103.6 | 103.1 | 104.7 | 102.1 | 107.1 | 113.6 | 137.0 | 107.0 | 110.6 | 105.8 |
| H53 | 118.1 | 120.2 | 130.2 | 127.3 | 126.2 | 133.1 | 132.8 | 124.2 | 125.1 | 122.2 | 112.6 | 112.3 | 116.9 |
| I | 142.9 | 143.7 | 144.4 | 143.6 | 144.0 | 143.7 | 144.4 | 144.0 | 145.4 | 144.7 | 142.2 | 141.0 | 140.8 |
| I55 | 182.0 | 188.6 | 190.7 | 188.6 | 187.2 | 179.9 | 178.6 | 179.4 | 182.0 | 183.2 | 176.9 | 176.7 | 173.8 |
| I56 | 120.7 | 119.7 | 117.9 | 117.8 | 118.8 | 122.3 | 124.2 | 123.2 | 120.9 | 121.8 | 120.1 | 117.8 | 119.1 |
| J | 117.5 | 115.9 | 119.7 | 120.3 | 122.0 | 120.4 | 116.6 | 121.1 | 126.3 | 119.6 | 117.3 | 119.9 | 118.1 |
| J58 | 92.4 | 88.6 | 110.6 | 150.4 | 86.2 | 85.1 | 89.0 | 84.8 | 98.5 | 86.4 | 87.2 | 92.6 | 96.1 |
| J59 | 83.1 | 123.6 | 109.6 | 87.4 | 109.5 | 106.7 | 107.0 | 82.2 | 111.5 | 87.3 | 90.0 | 84.4 | 93.9 |
| J60 | 82.0 | 75.0 | 76.6 | 82.1 | 79.7 | 77.7 | 73.5 | 78.7 | 85.7 | 77.4 | 63.7 | 78.0 | 75.7 |
| J61 | 121.4 | 120.9 | 122.2 | 120.7 | 125.6 | 125.7 | 123.4 | 122.4 | 115.5 | 120.7 | 118.0 | 115.1 | 112.6 |
| J62 | 120.0 | 116.8 | 121.2 | 122.7 | 124.9 | 122.3 | 120.3 | 126.1 | 134.5 | 120.9 | 121.9 | 126.3 | 123.0 |
| J63 | 121.0 | 110.6 | 122.6 | 115.6 | 123.3 | 120.6 | 92.7 | 130.9 | 157.1 | 149.6 | 129.6 | 143.8 | 147.8 |
| L | 95.5 | 105.3 | 94.9 | 97.0 | 103.5 | 96.5 | 88.9 | 102.2 | 102.7 | 110.1 | 106.2 | 101.5 | 105.3 |
| M_STS | 115.2 | 119.0 | 125.6 | 135.6 | 124.4 | 124.0 | 128.8 | 122.6 | 125.6 | 118.3 | 117.0 | 120.2 | 124.7 |
| M69 | 130.0 | 117.7 | 124.9 | 136.5 | 129.3 | 128.9 | 119.0 | 114.4 | 137.3 | 127.4 | 130.4 | 125.1 | 134.2 |
| M702 | 116.7 | 144.3 | 170.4 | 199.9 | 174.5 | 148.4 | 174.8 | 144.1 | 127.5 | 118.4 | 107.2 | 109.2 | 110.3 |
| M71 | 111.1 | 105.2 | 109.7 | 113.9 | 109.4 | 116.0 | 126.4 | 120.3 | 135.4 | 121.3 | 115.0 | 120.7 | 128.7 |
| M73 | 114.9 | 123.9 | 115.2 | 115.8 | 111.5 | 120.8 | 114.1 | 126.0 | 116.0 | 108.1 | 111.4 | 122.6 | 116.3 |
| M74 | 102.9 | 112.2 | 115.4 | 120.8 | 104.4 | 109.6 | 114.3 | 113.6 | 106.3 | 112.0 | 117.4 | 121.6 | 128.1 |
| N | 116.3 | 117.9 | 114.9 | 115.2 | 116.0 | 113.3 | 125.3 | 117.0 | 123.9 | 122.7 | 127.5 | 117.1 | 118.3 |
| N77 | 116.3 | 126.3 | 129.3 | 119.0 | 120.1 | 118.6 | 114.2 | 113.4 | 119.4 | 117.4 | 117.1 | 101.9 | 103.6 |
| N78 | 124.6 | 121.1 | 111.1 | 112.9 | 116.3 | 115.9 | 119.1 | 134.9 | 136.8 | 138.6 | 134.9 | 141.9 | 141.4 |
| N79 | 197.0 | 205.7 | 200.6 | 207.4 | 199.9 | 191.1 | 194.7 | 197.3 | 204.8 | 203.9 | 202.8 | 202.5 | 206.1 |
| N80 | 103.2 | 98.8 | 97.6 | 103.4 | 101.9 | 96.3 | 100.4 | 99.9 | 117.5 | 113.0 | 103.3 | 103.2 | 102.3 |
| N81 | 103.3 | 108.3 | 101.2 | 100.2 | 103.9 | 105.6 | 112.7 | 110.7 | 112.1 | 110.2 | 104.9 | 107.3 | 120.0 |
| N82 | 107.5 | 110.9 | 107.4 | 105.6 | 109.3 | 108.4 | 153.4 | 107.4 | 105.6 | 107.8 | 147.3 | 106.9 | 107.1 |
| * Preliminary data. |
Table 4
| NACE.BG - 2008 | V.2024 | VI.2024 | VІI.2024 | VІІI.2024 | IX.2024 | X.2024 | XI.2024 | XII.2024 | I.2025 | II.2025 | III.2025 | IV.2025 | V.2025* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HTNXK | 112.1 | 124.2 | 129.8 | 126.8 | 122.5 | 117.6 | 114.9 | 134.4 | 106.1 | 110.2 | 117.1 | 111.5 | 114.2 |
| H | 110.2 | 115.6 | 126.2 | 111.1 | 111.4 | 118.7 | 110.2 | 110.4 | 97.6 | 109.9 | 111.4 | 110.0 | 111.8 |
| H49 | 104.2 | 109.4 | 115.4 | 98.5 | 101.8 | 112.9 | 109.5 | 104.7 | 91.0 | 100.1 | 107.1 | 101.7 | 104.0 |
| H50 | 130.2 | 135.8 | 153.3 | 151.0 | 129.5 | 134.9 | 116.6 | 133.2 | 108.8 | 105.4 | 130.9 | 143.7 | 153.6 |
| H51 | 281.8 | 326.8 | 424.3 | 373.6 | 350.6 | 301.8 | 131.9 | 212.9 | 142.0 | 146.8 | 223.9 | 244.8 | 327.7 |
| H52 | 103.4 | 105.1 | 116.6 | 106.8 | 104.3 | 108.0 | 100.9 | 104.9 | 100.9 | 124.5 | 107.7 | 112.1 | 104.2 |
| H53 | 113.6 | 120.8 | 127.4 | 119.1 | 118.7 | 134.4 | 146.7 | 136.3 | 121.2 | 117.6 | 114.2 | 109.8 | 112.2 |
| I | 136.3 | 161.3 | 202.4 | 222.1 | 158.1 | 121.4 | 109.5 | 124.9 | 117.6 | 121.4 | 123.7 | 120.2 | 130.3 |
| I55 | 159.5 | 220.4 | 302.2 | 341.3 | 219.5 | 132.0 | 114.2 | 136.3 | 132.0 | 154.8 | 139.2 | 142.0 | 147.2 |
| I56 | 122.7 | 126.9 | 144.1 | 152.5 | 122.3 | 115.1 | 106.7 | 118.2 | 109.2 | 102.5 | 114.6 | 107.4 | 120.4 |
| J | 112.9 | 120.0 | 117.4 | 113.4 | 121.3 | 122.0 | 119.7 | 150.8 | 114.5 | 108.3 | 119.8 | 113.8 | 112.4 |
| J58 | 82.4 | 93.7 | 135.1 | 149.8 | 105.7 | 89.0 | 91.0 | 96.4 | 85.8 | 68.9 | 73.2 | 80.9 | 86.8 |
| J59 | 71.7 | 123.0 | 98.8 | 70.1 | 93.1 | 123.4 | 122.8 | 153.7 | 83.0 | 69.6 | 88.3 | 73.0 | 81.2 |
| J60 | 87.4 | 79.0 | 64.5 | 60.1 | 75.0 | 95.8 | 100.5 | 82.5 | 60.1 | 70.6 | 58.0 | 89.1 | 81.9 |
| J61 | 120.8 | 124.8 | 124.2 | 123.5 | 130.2 | 126.3 | 123.8 | 134.4 | 108.6 | 111.2 | 114.6 | 109.1 | 110.6 |
| J62 | 113.2 | 122.5 | 115.6 | 111.1 | 121.2 | 123.6 | 120.2 | 168.8 | 121.2 | 108.2 | 130.2 | 119.1 | 114.9 |
| J63 | 114.5 | 107.3 | 116.4 | 102.0 | 116.4 | 115.1 | 115.6 | 158.7 | 144.1 | 143.7 | 133.4 | 141.7 | 140.3 |
| L | 87.7 | 109.3 | 96.8 | 97.7 | 111.2 | 91.4 | 85.5 | 123.4 | 95.8 | 108.4 | 105.7 | 96.1 | 97.1 |
| M_STS | 108.7 | 125.4 | 126.4 | 126.0 | 122.3 | 122.8 | 129.4 | 168.8 | 103.8 | 106.0 | 121.1 | 113.1 | 118.4 |
| M69 | 129.0 | 125.8 | 127.7 | 122.7 | 122.6 | 123.9 | 114.3 | 142.7 | 120.7 | 116.8 | 138.7 | 126.3 | 134.1 |
| M702 | 101.7 | 155.1 | 179.0 | 197.9 | 195.9 | 145.4 | 167.4 | 187.1 | 106.1 | 104.4 | 104.5 | 98.2 | 94.4 |
| M71 | 100.3 | 107.7 | 108.7 | 109.8 | 97.5 | 109.6 | 127.5 | 199.2 | 103.5 | 104.6 | 121.0 | 103.7 | 119.2 |
| M73 | 115.2 | 128.9 | 111.3 | 98.8 | 105.0 | 134.8 | 134.7 | 168.4 | 83.5 | 91.4 | 109.6 | 123.9 | 116.5 |
| M74 | 97.4 | 118.6 | 113.1 | 108.3 | 102.3 | 109.0 | 111.9 | 145.1 | 98.7 | 107.9 | 124.8 | 114.5 | 122.1 |
| N | 114.5 | 128.1 | 126.7 | 127.0 | 126.1 | 111.7 | 121.1 | 118.4 | 106.3 | 112.8 | 120.9 | 110.4 | 115.4 |
| N77 | 124.2 | 130.0 | 141.2 | 121.5 | 121.6 | 113.1 | 115.3 | 123.3 | 97.6 | 103.5 | 109.4 | 98.3 | 106.5 |
| N78 | 123.1 | 120.5 | 110.4 | 111.2 | 114.4 | 117.6 | 119.1 | 155.4 | 121.0 | 136.0 | 137.6 | 141.8 | 137.7 |
| N79 | 162.0 | 301.7 | 326.0 | 370.5 | 323.1 | 167.3 | 95.8 | 123.0 | 120.1 | 125.8 | 139.8 | 141.5 | 172.0 |
| N80 | 101.7 | 98.9 | 98.9 | 105.6 | 103.9 | 98.9 | 99.6 | 107.6 | 106.9 | 111.8 | 100.2 | 101.5 | 100.9 |
| N81 | 106.6 | 116.5 | 109.9 | 103.4 | 102.9 | 106.0 | 112.7 | 116.3 | 95.9 | 100.4 | 101.7 | 105.2 | 125.0 |
| N82 | 106.5 | 119.1 | 105.8 | 100.2 | 111.7 | 108.3 | 167.5 | 104.8 | 101.7 | 106.2 | 147.5 | 102.8 | 105.6 |
| * Preliminary data. |
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