National Statistical Institute
In March 2017, the Total Business Climate Indicator Up To 2.9% Compared to February
In March 2017, the total business climate indicator increased by 2.9 points compared to February, which was caused by the improved business climate in the industry, construction, and retail trade, a statistic of the National Statistical Institute (NSI) shows.
Managers Seized With Enthusiasm in March
In March, the total business climate index increased by 2.9%, compared to February due to the improved business climate in industry, construction and retail trade, showed data of the National Statistical Institute (NSI).
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366,800 Bulgarians Traveled Abroad in February
366,800 Bulgarians traveled abroad in February, which is 30.4 percent up on the same month of last year, according to National Statistical Institute data.
The growth rate is highest for the following destinations: Austria - 54.8 percent, Romania - 52.5 percent, France - 45.1 percent, Italy - 41.5 percent.
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Employers' Labour Expenses Grow By 8% in One Year
In the fourth quarter of 2016, the total expenses of employers per working hour of their employees increased by 8%, compared to a year ago, showed preliminary data of the National Statistical Institute (NSI).
The increase in industry is 8.1%, in the services sector - 9.4% and in construction 2.2%.
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Unemployed Bulgarians Fewer, Share of Active Ones Shrinks
The National Statistical Institute reports that in 2016 the unemployed in Bulgaria were by 19 percent fewer, but at the same time the share of economically active people shrank by 0.6 percent on 2015, quoted by BNR.
The total number of the employed was 3.016M or 49.3 percent of the population aged 15+. The employment coefficient in men stood at 66.7 percent and in women at 60%.
Bulgaria Reports Negative Trade Balance With EU for 2016
In 2016, Bulgaria's exports to the EU increased by 7.2%, compared to 2015 and reached BGN 31.153 B, showed data of the National Statistical Institute (NSI).
The main trading partners of Bulgaria were Germany, Italy, Romania, Greece and France, which accounted for 63.8% of the exports to EU member-states.
Bulgaria Posts GDP Increase Above 3% for 2nd Consecutive Year
Bulgaria's national output has surpassed 3% growth for a second year in a row, national statistics show.
At current prices, GDP was BGN 92.635 B (EUR 47.363 B / EUR 6630 per person), according to fresh data from the National Statistical Institute (NSI).
Bulgaria's economy grew 3.4% last year according to the numbers if compared to the previous year.
Bulgaria Posted 1.3% inflation in January
Inflation in Bulgaria was 1.3% last month compared to December, national statistics show.
According to the latest data of the National Statistical Institute (NSI), the inflation rate in January 2017 compared to January 2016 was 1.4%.
The annual average inflation in February 2016 - January 2017 was negative (-0.7%) compared to the previous 12 months.
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300,000 People at Active Age in Bulgaria Don't Want To Work for Personal Reasons
Nearly 1.5 million people at the age of between 15 and 64 are out of the labour force i.e. they are neither employed, nor registered as unemployed, showed data of the National Statistical Institute.
Bulgaria's GDP Up 3.4% in Q4, 2016
The Bulgarian economy grew by 3.4% between October and December compared to the same quarter of the previous year, the national statistics agency says in a flash estimate.
GDP increased by 0.9% quarter-on-quarter, according to seasonally adjusted data of the National Statistical Institute (NSI). GVA increase in the fourth quarter of 2016 is also 0.9%.
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