Statistical data

Poverty and social inclusion indicators are part of the general EU indicators for tracing the progress in the field of poverty and social exclusion. Main source of statistical data, on which basis the general indicators are calculated is the annually conducted Survey on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC).
NSI presents preliminary results for 2010 based on the conducted in 2011 SILC.

In August 2012 the number of the trips of Bulgarian residents abroad was 412.9 thousand or by 2.1% more than in July 2012 and by 3.8% above the registered in August 2011.

Adult Education Survey covers broad range of topics, connected to the education and training of adults, like participation in different forms of Lifelong Learning (formal, non-formal and informal), reasons for non-participation, access to information on possibilities for education and training, use of computers, language skills, participation in cultural and social events.

Preliminary data of NSI for the Second Quarter of 2012 indicated that total hourly labour cost rose by 4.8% compared to the Second Quarter of 2011.

The consumer price index in August 2012 compared to July 2012 was 100.5%, i.e. the monthly inflation was 0.5%. The inflation rate since the beginning of the year (August 2012 compared to December 2011) had been 2.6%.
The harmonized index of consumer prices in August 2012 compared to July 2012 was 100.6%, i.e. the monthly inflation was 0.6%. The inflation rate since the beginning of the year (August 2012 compared to December 2011) had been 2.4%.

According to the preliminary data of the NSI, in July 2012 the index of production in section ‘Construction’, calculated on the base of seasonally adjusted data, was 1.5% above the level of the previous month.

The preliminary data showed that the Industrial Production Index seasonally adjusted increased by 0.4% in July 2012 as compared to June 2012. The working day adjusted Industrial Production Index rose by 0.4% in comparison with the same month of 2011.

In July 2012, 2 517 accommodation establishments - hotels, motels, camping sites, mountain chalets and other establishments for short-term accommodation with more than 10 bed places were functioned in the country.

In 2011 the exported goods were for 39.6 Billion Levs and compared to 2010 the export increased by 30.2%.
The imported goods for 2011 were for 45.8 Billion Levs (at CIF prices) or 21.6% more than in 2010.

In the period January - July 2012 the Bulgarian exports to third countries increased by 5.3% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year and amounted to 9.2 Billion Levs while the imports increased by 12.9% and added up to 11.9 Billion Levs.
In the first seven months of 2012 the total value of all exported goods (both for third countries and EU) amounted to 23.0 Billion Levs and compared to the corresponding period of 2011 the exports increased by 1.7% while the total value of all imported goods reached 29.0 Billion Levs and grew by 12.5%.