National Statistical Institute

Bulgaria's construction sector registered 2.3% year-on-year growth in December 2014, according to preliminary working day adjusted data of the National Statistical Institute (NSI).

The index of production in the construction sector, calculated on the basis of seasonally adjusted data, fell by 0.3% on the month in December 2014.

In the period January-November 2014, Bulgaria's exports to the EU amounted to BGN 24.9 B, up by 2.1% from the same period of 2013, according to data of the National Statistical Institute (NSI).

Bulgaria's main trade partners were Germany, Italy, Romania, Greece, France, and Belgium, which accounted for 71.0% of the exports to EU Member States.

According to preliminary data of the National Statistical Institute (NSI), the Industrial Production Index, seasonally adjusted, increased by 1.1% on the month in December 2014.

In December 2014, the working day adjusted Industrial Production Index went up by 0.9% on the year.

In January 2015 the total consumer confidence indicator increases by 4.8 percentage points as compared to October 2014, according to data of Bulgaria's National Statistical Institute (NSI).

Among urban population, the increase amounts to 4.0 percentage points, while among rural population the increase stands at 7.3 percentage points.

Bulgaria's overall buisness climate indicator has risen by 3.8 percentage points in January compared with the previous month, a new survey showed on Wednesday.

In December 2014 Bulgarians traveled more than 267 000 times abroad, which is an increase of 12.4 % compared to the same month in 2013.

The market prices of dwellings in Bulgaria increased in the last three months of 2014, according to a study of the National Statistical Institute (NSI), which was released on Friday.

The prices of dwellings increased with 0.7 % compared to the preceding three-month period in 2014, and registered 1.2 % growth compared to the same period in 2013.

Bulgaria's consumer prices fell 0.9% year-on-year in December, the statistical office said on Wednesday.

Compared to November 2014, Bulgaria's December consumer price index (CPI) was unchanged, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said in a statement.

Bulgaria has expanded its trade with the European Union (EU),while it has contracted its trade with third countries, shows National Statistical Institute (NSI) data, which was published on Monday.

In the period January - October 2014 Bulgarian exports to the EU amounted to BGN 22.4 B, recording an increase of 2.4 % compared to the same period in 2013.

The seasonally adjusted Industrial Production Index increased by 0.4% in November 2014 on the month, according to preliminary data of Bulgaria's National Statistical Institute (NSI).

In November 2014, the working day adjusted Industrial Production Index went up by 0.9% on the year.