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,..
The number of trips taken by Bulgarians abroad in January 2017 is up by 20.4 percent compared to the same month of last year, National Statistical Institute data indicate. At the same time the number of trips to Bulgaria by foreign nationals is..
The overall consumer confidence index in Bulgaria in January 2017 is up by 2.5 percentage points compared to October 2016, the National Statistical Institute says. In fact, the consumer confidence index has reached its 2007 apex. For towns it..
In August 2016 Bulgaria’s retail trade turnover increased with 5.4% as compared to the same month last year and with 0.9% as compared to the previous month, data of the National Statistical Institute show. Highest increase was marked in online..
In September the business climate in industry, construction and retail trade improved, though it deteriorated significantly in the sphere of services. This means the overall index has remained unaltered compared to the previous month, indicate..
Close to 15.5 b illion Leva from Bulgaria’s national budget (almost 7 .8 billion euro) or 18.9 percent of the GDP was spent on social activities in 2014, according to data of the National Statistical Institute. Pensions account for the..
According to preliminary data of the National Statistical Institute, the gross domestic product of Bulgaria increased with 3%, as compared to the same period last year and with 0.7% as compared to the first trimester of 2016. The GDP grew with 2.9%..
The National Statistical Institute reports that in May 2016 Bulgarians made 565,000 trips abroad or 16.8% more on May 2015. The rise is trips is the biggest to countries like Germany /56.9%/, Austria /53.6%/ and Serbia /36.1%/. In the meantime..
The National Statistical Institute has released figures suggesting that during the 2016 first trimester the gross Domestic Product of Bulgaria came to 9466 million euro or 1324 euro per capita. This accounts for a 2.9 percent growth on the same..
The National Statistical Institute reports that the number of the Bulgarian citizens travelling abroad and of the foreign nationals visiting Bulgaria has increased in March 2016, as compared to the same period last year. This was mainly due to the..