Statistical data

In the second quarter of 2025, there was an increase of 0.3% in the goods carried by land and water freight transport and the transport performance rose by 5.5% in comparison with the previous quarter.

The passengers carried by passenger transport (land, water and urban electrical transport) as well as the transport performance went up - by 5.3 and 1.8% respectively.

The data are preliminary and seasonally adjusted.

In the second quarter of 2025, compared to the same period of the previous year:

• The goods carried by land transport rose by 6.2% and the transport performance rose by 3.8%;
• The inland waterway and maritime transport carried 311.77 thousand tonnes less goods and the performance, measured in tonne-kilometers, recorded a 4.5% drop;
• The number of passengers carried by land transport increased by 6.4%, while the performance declined by 13.7%;
• The water passenger transport reported a fall of 11.8 thousand in passenger numbers, whereas the performance remained unchanged in terms of passenger-kilometres;
• The urban electric transport enterprises carried 4.3% more passengers and the performance rose by 10.3%.

In the second quarter of 2025, the expenditure on acquisition of tangible fixed assets in all sectors of the economy amounted to 7 713 million BGN, which was 10.2% more compared to the second quarter of 2024. The data are preliminary.

Detailed data are published on the website of NSI under the heading “Investments”.

The Producer Price Index in Forestry decreased by 7.5% in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the previous year (on an annual basis).

The change is a result of the decrease in both the prices of wood in the rough from coniferous - by 9.2%, and from non-coniferous trees - by 6.1%.

A decrease of 8.3% was observed also in the prices of wood in the rough in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the same quarter of 2024.

Detailed data can be found on the NSI website under the heading 'Forestry'.

In July 2025, the monthly inflation rate, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), was 1.7% compared to the previous month, and the annual inflation rate in July 2025, compared to July 2024, was 5.3%.

In July 2025, compared to the previous month, the highest increase was registered in the following groups: ‘Recreation and culture’ (13.2%), ‘Restaurants and hotels’ (2.4%), ‘Communications’ (2.0%) and ‘Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels’ (1.9%). A decrease in the prices was recorded in the following group: ‘Clothing and footwear’              (-3.4%).

The monthly inflation rate, measured by the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP), was 1.4% and the annual inflation rate was 3.4%.

According to the results from the Labour Force Survey, in the second quarter of 2025:

- The unemployment rate was 3.6%, by 0.7 percentage points lower compared to the second quarter of 2024;

- The employment rate of the population aged 15 - 64 was 71.0% and remained unchanged compared to the same quarter of 2024;

- The activity rate of the population aged 15 - 64 was 73.7%, by 0.4 percentage points lower compared to the second quarter of 2024.

The data are from the Labour Force Survey - a sample statistical survey. It is carried out over a sample of non-institutional households. Quarterly, through personal interview, about 19.6 thousand households, randomly selected, are observed.

According to the data from the Household Budget Survey, during the second quarter of 2025 the quarterly total income average per household member was 3 620 BGN and it increased by 12.6% compared to the same quarter of 2024.

The quarterly total expenditure average per household member during the second quarter of 2025 was 3 157 BGN and it increased by 11.7% compared to the same quarter of 2024.

In the second quarter of 2025, there were changes in the consumption of basic food products on average per person compared to the same quarter of 2024. The biggest increase was in the consumption of vegetables, meat, fruit and yoghurt. The consumption of white cheese and vegetable oils decreased.

The producer price index in agriculture for the second quarter of 2025 increased by 15.6% in comparison with the same quarter of 2024 as a result of the increase in the crop output price index - by 26.7%, and in the animal output price index - by 5.8%.

Compared to the previous year (on an annual basis), the prices of agricultural output went up by 13.5%, as in crop output they increased by 25.5% and in animal output - by 2.9%.

In crop output, in the second quarter of 2025, compared to the same quarter of 2024, the most significant rise was recorded in the prices of fresh fruits and vegetables - by 120.6% and 8.5%, respectively.

Compared to 2024 (on an annual basis), the trend remains unchanged, with the prices of fresh fruits and vegetables increasing by 125.6% and 16.6%, respectively.

In animal output, in the second quarter of 2025, compared to the same quarter of 2024, the prices of live animals went down by 0.2%, while prices for livestock products increased by 14.4%.

Compared to 2024 (on an annual basis), a decrease was reported in the prices of live animals - by 1.1%, while the prices of animal products increased - by 8.6%.

The agricultural consumer goods and services price index for the second quarter of 2025 decreased by 0.4% compared to the same quarter of the previous year and by 0.3% compared to 2024 (on an annual basis).

The biggest decrease, compared to the corresponding quarter of 2024, was recorded in the prices of: mineral fertilizers - by 1.6%, and plant protection products - by 0.6%.

Compared to the previous year, the most significant decline was in the prices of: plant protection products - by 1.0%, and of mineral fertilizers - by 0.6%.

According to the seasonally adjusted data, GDP had a growth rate of 3.1% in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the same quarter of the previous year.

The Number of employees at the end of June 2025 increased by 1.3%, compared to the end of March 2025, and reached 2.38 million. In the second quarter of 2025, the average wages and salaries was 2 572 BGN, increasing by 5.3% compared to the first quarter of 2025.

In June 2025, 3 369 accommodation establishments - hotels, motels, camping sites, mountain chalets and other establishments for short-term accommodation, with 10 or more bed-places, functioned in the country, with 145.1 thousand rooms and 325.7 thousand bed-places in them. In comparison with the same month of the previous year, the number of accommodation establishments increased by 2.2%, and the bed-places in them - by 3.6%.

The total number of nights spent was 3 831.0 thousand, or 8.4% more in comparison to a year earlier, and the number of arrivals in all accommodation establishments increased by 6.0% and reached 1 096.4 thousand.

The total revenues from nights spent reached 340.7 million BGN, or 26.0% more compared to the same month of the previous year.