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In the period January - June 2018 the exports of goods from Bulgaria to the EU increased by 10.7% compared to the same period of 2017 and amounted to 18 104.5 Million BGN while the imports of goods from the EU grew by 9.7% and added up to 19 826.3 Million BGN.

In June 2018 the exports of goods to the EU increased by 4.4% compared to the corresponding month of the previous year and amounted to 3 195.2 Million BGN while the imports of goods from the EU grew by 9.9% and added up to 3 439.6 Million BGN.

In 2017 the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 54 598.5 Million BGN or 15.7% more than in 2016. The imported goods in 2017 were for 59 233.4 Million BGN (at CIF prices) which is 15.7% more than the previous year.

According to the preliminary data, in July 2018 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. In July 2018 the working day adjusted index of production in construction increased by 0.9% in comparison with the same month of 2017.

According to the preliminary seasonally adjusted data in July 2018 the turnover in ‘Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles’ at constant prices increased by 0.2% compared to the previous month.

According to the preliminary data the Industrial Production Index, seasonally adjusted, decreased by 1.2% in July 2018 as compared to June 2018. In July 2018 the working day adjusted Industrial Production Index rose by 1.0% in comparison with the same month of 2017.

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the second quarter of 2018 increased by 0.4% 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 3.0% in the second quarter of 2018 compared to the same quarter of the previous year.

According to the seasonally adjusted data, the GDP growth rate in the second quarter of 2018 is 3.4% compared with the same quarter of 2017 according to the preliminary estimates.

According to preliminary data annual reports on their activity for 2017 were submitted at the National Statistical Institute by 405 933 non-financial enterprises and the number of persons, employed in them, was 2 235 217. These enterprises generated 168 050 million BGN of production value and reported a positive financial result of 16 729 million BGN.

At the National Statistical Institute according to preliminary data 52 licensed insurers, 9 pension companies and 28 pension funds managed by them, 257 special investment purpose companies and 9 540 associations and foundations have submitted their annual reports for 2017.