According to the preliminary data the Industrial Production Index, seasonally adjusted, increased by 3.2% in January 2019 as compared to December 2018. In January 2019 the working day adjusted Industrial Production Index rose by 2.8% in comparison with the same month of 2018.
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the fourth quarter of 2018 increased by 0.3% in the EU-28 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, GDP per person employed increased by 3.8% in the fourth quarter of 2018 compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
According to the preliminary data, GDP per person employed increased by 3.2% in 2018 compared to the previous year.
According to the seasonally adjusted data, the GDP growth rate in the fourth quarter of 2018 is 3.2% compared with the same quarter of 2017.
In December 2018 compared to November 2018 an increase is reported for the production of solid fuels - by 12.9%, unleaded motor gasoline - by 6.4%, natural gas - by 50.0% and electricity - by 7.0%. At the same time a decrease is reported for the production of liquefied petroleum gases - by 10.0%. No change for the production of transport diesel.
In December 2018 compared to November 2018 an increase is reported for the deliveries of solid fuels - by 13.0%, liquefied petroleum gases - by 39.4%, unleaded motor gasoline - by 18.5%, natural gas - by 30.8% and electricity - by 18.5%. At the same time a decrease is reported for the deliveries of transport diesel - by 11.2%.
Total Producer Price Index in January 2019 decreased with 0.4% compared to the previous month; compared to the same month of 2018 the prices rose by 1.4%. Producer Price Index on Domestic Market in January 2019 increased by 0.1% compared to the previous month; compared to the same month of 2018 the domestic prices grew by 2.1%.
In February 2019, the total business climate indicator remains to its level from the previous month. An improvement of the business conjuncture is observed in construction and service sector, while in retail trade preserves approximately its January level. Only in industry, the indicator is reduced.
In 2017, regional GDP per capita, expressed in terms of purchasing power standards, ranged from 31% of the European Union (EU) average in the Bulgarian region of North-West, to 626% of the average in Inner London - West in the United Kingdom.
This information is taken from data released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
According to preliminary data during the fourth quarter of 2018 in comparison with the same period of 2017 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 2018 the transported passengers and the transport performance by passenger transport (land, water and urban electrical transport) decreased compared to the same period of the previous year, respectively by 3.5% and 4.7%.