Statistical data

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the fourth quarter of 2019 increased by 0.2% in the EU-27 compared to the previous quarter by seasonally adjusted data. For the same period, GDP in Bulgaria increased by 0.8%. 

According to the preliminary data, in January 2020 the index of production in section ‘Construction’ calculated on the base of seasonally adjusted data was 0.8% above the level of the previous month. In January 2020 the working day adjusted index of production in construction increased by 1.7% in comparison with the same month of 2019.

According to the preliminary seasonally adjusted data in January 2020 the turnover in ‘Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles’ at constant prices decreased by 0.4% compared to the previous month. The working day adjusted turnover rise by 3.2% as compared to the same month of the previous year.

According to the preliminary data in January 2020 the Industrial Production Index, seasonally adjusted, increased by 1.6% as compared to December 2019. In January 2020 the working day adjusted Industrial Production Index decreased by 0.7% in comparison with the same month of 2019.

In 2018, regional GDP per capita, expressed in terms of purchasing power standards (PPS), ranged from 30% of the European Union (EU) average in Mayotte, an overseas region of France, to 263% in Luxembourg. 

This information is taken from data released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.

According to the seasonally adjusted data, the GDP growth rate in the fourth quarter of 2019 is 3.1% compared with the same quarter of 2018.

According to the preliminary data, GDP per person employed increased by 3.0% in 2019 compared to the previous year.

According to the preliminary data, GDP per person employed increased by 1.9% in the fourth quarter of 2019 compared to the same quarter of the previous year.

According to preliminary data during the fourth quarter of 2019 in comparison with the same period of 2018 there was a decrease both in the goods carried and in the transport performance by the freight land and water transport.

In the fourth quarter of 2019 the transported passengers and the transport performance by passenger transport (land, water and urban electrical transport) increased compared to the same period of the previous year, respectively by 1.4% and 12.3%.

In December 2019 compared to November 2019 an increase is reported for the production of solid fuels - by 9.4% and electricity - by 7.5%. During the same period, a decrease is reported for the production of liquefied petroleum gases - by 16.7% and transport diesel - by 3.6%. No change for the production of unleaded motor gasoline, but a growth is observed for the production of natural gas because of increased indigenous extraction.

In December 2019 compared to November 2019 an increase is reported for the deliveries of solid fuels - by 9.1%, liquefied petroleum gases - by 17.1%, transport diesel - by 5.1%, natural gas - by 29.0%, and electricity - by 18.2%. During the same period, a decrease is reported for the deliveries of unleaded motor gasoline - by 17.5%.