National Statistical Institute

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 %.

Between January and August 2015, Bulgaria recorded a negative balance of trade with third countries amounting to BGN 572.2 M.

In August alone, Bulgaria had a negative balance of trade with third countries amounting to BGN 142.4 M.

This became evident from the latest figures of the National Statistical Institute (NSI), which were released on Monday.

Between January and July 2015, Bulgaria registered a negative balance of trade with the EU, which exceeded BGN 2.4 B.

This becomes clear from the latest figures of the National Statistical Institute (NSI), which were released on Friday.

The average life expectancy in Bulgaria is 74 years, with women living seven years longer than men, Nova TV reported on Thursday.

Women in Bulgaria live 77.6 years on average, while the life expectancy for men is 70.6 years, Nova TV said, quoting data announced at a  meeting on the demographic challenges in the countries of the Southeast Europe Cooperation Process (SEECP).

Dimitar Radev, Governor of the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB), acting in his capacity as Governor of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for Bulgaria, has expressed the country's willingness to adopt the IMF's Special Data Dissemination Standard Plus.

The number of trips of Bulgarian residents abroad rose by 11.3% on the year in August, reaching 512,000, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said on Monday.

Last month, trips by Bulgarian residents to Turkey increased by 35.2% compared with August 2014, trips to Greece rose by 23.3% and those to Italy increased by 8.9%, the NSI said in a statement.

Bulgaria recorded zero inflation in August compared to the previous month, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said on Monday.

Year-on-year, consumer price inflation also was zero, the statistical office said in a monthly inflation report.

The inflation rate since the beginning of the year (August 2015 compared to December 2014) was negative at minus 0.3%.

According to the preliminary figures of the National Statistical Institute (NSI), which were released on Friday, Bulgarian exports to the EU and third countries increased in the first half of 2015.

Between January and June, Bulgarian exports to the EU amounted to BGN 14.2 B, which represented an increase of 12.4 % compared to the same period last year.