National Statistical Institute
Building Permits Issued in Bulgaria Rise 3.4% Y/Y in Q1
Bulgarian municipal authorities have issued building permits for the construction of 993 residential buildings comprising 3,434 dwellings with total gross building area of 508,473 square meters (sq. m.) in the first quarter of 2016.
Bulgarian Farmland Prices Keep Rising, Up 7% Y/Y in 2015
Prices of arable land in Bulgaria continued to rise last year, maintaining their upward trend for a sixth year running,official statistics show.
The average price of arable land has risen by 7.5% year-on-year in 2015 transactions, reaching BGN 761 per decare, or 1,000 square meters, the National Statistical Institute said in a statement on Friday.
Bulgaria's Government Deficit, Debt Stood at 2.1 %, 26.7 % in 2015
According to preliminary figures of the National Statistical Institute (NSI) released on Thursday, Bulgaria's government deficit and debt decreased last year compared to 2014.
The general government institutional sector deficit was in excess of BGN 1.7 B, amounting to 2.1 % of GDP.
Bulgarian Households' Income, Expenditure Both Rise in 2015
Bulgaria's annual total income average per capita has increased by 2.9% year-on-year in 2015, reaching BGN 4,953, a new statistical survey has found.
The total income average per household member has increased 2.2 times compared with 2004, according to data from the National Statistical Institute (NSI).
Bulgaria Still Faces Decline, Ageing of Population
The population of Bulgaria is further on the ebb and ageing, an official from the country's statistics agency has said.
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Bulgaria Registered 0.7 % Monthly Deflation in March
According to the latest figures of the National Statistical Institute (NSI) released on Tuesday, Bulgaria registered a monthly deflation of 0.7 % in March.
The index of consumer prices in March was 99.3 % compared to the previous month.
Bulgaria Had Negative Balance of Trade in January-February
According to preliminary figures of the National Statistical Institute (NSI) released on Monday, Bulgaria had a negative balance of trade with the EU and third countries in the first two months of this year.
In January 2016, Bulgarian exports to the EU exceeded BGN 2.2 B, which represented a decrease of 1.4 % compared to the same month last year.
Bulgaria's Business Climate Improves in March
Bulgaria's business climate indicator has increased by 1.6 percentage points in March compared to the previous month, reflecting improved opinions of managers in industry, construction and retail trade.
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Trips of Bulgarians Abroad Increased by 9.8 % Y/Y in February
Bulgarian citizens completed a total of 281 360 trips abroad in February this year, which represented 9.8 % increase compared to the same month in 2015.
This becomes clear from the latest figures of the National Statistical Institute (NSI) released on Monday.
Bulgaria's Labor Cost Went Up in Q4, 2015
Quarterly labor cost in Bulgaria rose by 5.8% in October-December, 2015 last year compared to the same period of the previous year, statistics show.
Hourly labor cost most notably grew in construction (11%), followed by 8.1% in industry and 4.6% in services, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) has said.
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