Statistical data

According to the preliminary data for the second quarter of 2020 the total turnover index in section ‘Transportation, storage and post’, calculated on the basis of seasonally adjusted data decreased by 21.8% compared to the first quarter of 2020. In section ‘Information and communication’ the turnover index decreased by 4.4%.

In the second quarter of 2020, in a state of emergency and the ensuing epidemic situation in the country, 447.2 thousand Bulgarian residents made tourist trips. The majority (92.7%) of them travelled only within the country, 6.8% - only abroad and 0.5% - both in the country and abroad. Compared to the same quarter of 2019 the total number of the travelled persons aged 15 and over decreased by 63.3%.

The total income average per household member during the second quarter of 2020 is 1 698 BGN and increases by 9.7% compared to the same quarter of 2019.

The total expenditure average per household member during the second quarter of 2020 is 1 384 BGN and decreases by 1.3% in comparison to the same quarter of 2019.

The consumption of main food products average per household member does change during the second quarter of 2020 compared to the same quarter of 2019.

The NSI management and the team from the Central Office conducting the Household Budget Survey express their gratitude to all households and teams from RSOs that participated in the second quarter of 2020. In the extreme situation with COVID-19, they all showed understanding, empathy and responsibility for working on that survey.

The consumer price index in July 2020 compared to June 2020 was 100.5%, i.e. the monthly inflation was 0.5%.

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the second quarter of 2020 declined by 11.7% in EU-27 compared to the previous quarter by seasonally adjusted data. For the same period, GDP in Bulgaria decreased by 9.8%.

The producer price index in agriculture in the second quarter of 2020 increased by 2.8% in comparison with the same quarter of 2019. The crop output index increased by 3.7% and in animal output - by 1.6%. Compared to previous year, the prices of agricultural output went up by 4.3% as the increase in crop output prices was by 7.5%, while the prices of animal output remained almost unchanged.

The index of prices of goods and services currently consumed in agriculture in the second quarter of 2020 was by 5.3% lower compared to the same quarter of previous year and by 4.2% compared to 2019.

According to the seasonally adjusted data, the GDP has a negative growth of 8.2% in the second quarter of 2020 compared to the same quarter of the previous year.

In the second quarter of 2020 the unemployment rate was 5.9%, and the employment rate of population aged 20 - 64 was 72.2%.

According to the preliminary data of the National Statistical Institute at the end of June 2020 the number of employees under labour contract decreased by 1.0% as compared to the end of March 2020 and reached 2.24 million.

In the second quarter of 2020 in comparison with the first quarter of 2020 the average monthly wages and salaries increased by 1.5% getting 1 337 BGN.

In the period January - May 2020 the exports of goods from Bulgarian to the EU decreased by 7.7% in comparison to the same period of 2019 and amounted to 14 237.7 Million BGN while the imports of goods to Bulgaria from the EU dropped by 13.1% and reached 14 275.6 Million BGN.

In May 2020 the exports of goods to the EU decreased by 17.9% compared to the corresponding month of the previous year and amounted to 2 537.0 Million BGN while the imports of goods dropped by 28.3% and added up to 2 458.7 Million BGN.