National Statistical Institute

The increasing number of live births and the growing average life expectancy are the positive trends in the demographic development of the Bulgarian population.

This was noted by the government as it endorsed the updated national strategy for the demographic development of the Bulgarian population (2012-2030).

Bulgaria's overall business confidence index has declined by 0.5 percentage points in November compared with the previous month due to more pessimistic assessments and expectations in construction, retail and services sectors.

Bulgaria's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 2.9% year-on-year in the third quarter, according to a flash estimate of the National Statistical Institute released on Friday.

Third-quarter GDP expanded by seasonally adjusted 0.7% compared to the second quarter of 2015.

Bulgaria's industrial production index rose by 0.6% year-on-year in September but was 1.1%  lower compared with August, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) has announced.

Data for September 2015 is preliminary and subject to revision.

Between January and August 2015, Bulgaria had a negative balance of trade with the EU, which exceeded BGN 2.3 B.

This was revealed by preliminary figures of the National Statistical Institute (NSI), which were released on Monday.

The total number of Bulgarians working abroad is bigger than their homeland's entire workforce at the moment, new data suggests.

As of 2015, some 2.5 million people born in Bulgaria work outside the country, with their contributions sent home amounting to EUR 1.7 M (in an economy of around EUR 40 B). To compare, the active population in Bulgaria's labor market totals 2.2 million.

Activity in Bulgaria's construction sector is picking up, official figures showed on Monday.

Municipal authorities have issued 1,154 permits for the construction of residential buildings comprising a total of 4 670 dwellings in the third quarter, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) announced.

In the month of September, Bulgarians completed 450 922 trips abroad, which represented an increase of 10.8 % compared to the same month in 2014.

This is shown by the latest figures of the National Statistical Institute (NSI) released on Tuesday.

According to final figures of the National Statistical Institute (NSI), the government deficit of Bulgaria exceeded BGN 4.8 B in 2014, which represented 5.8 % of the country's GDP.

In 2014, the government debt of Bulgaria exceeded BGN 22.5 B, which represented 27 % of the country's GDP.

The latest figures of the National Statistical Institute (NSI), which were released on Wednesday, showed that Bulgaria registered a monthly inflation of negative 0.1 % in September.

Since the beginning of the year Bulgaria recorded a deflation of 0.5 %, while the annual inflation stood at 0.1 %.