Press releases

The consumer price index in March 2015 compared to February 2015 was 100.4%, i.e. the monthly inflation was 0.4%.

The average price per one decar agricultural land in Bulgaria reached 684 BGN in 2014, which was 15.2% higher than this in 2013. The average rent price per one decar hired/leased agricultural land in 2014 reached 41 BGN, which was by 7.9% higher with comparison to 2013.

In January 2015 the Bulgarian exports to the EU increased by 16.7% compared to the same month of the  previous year and amounted to 2.3 Billion BGN while the imports increased insignificantly and added up to 2.3 Billion BGN.

In the period January - February 2015 the Bulgarian exports to third countries increased by 0.1% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year and amounted to 2.4 Billion BGN while the imports decreased by 0.3% and added up to 3.0 Billion BGN.

In the period January - February 2015  the total value of all exported goods (both for third countries and EU) amounted to 6.8 Billion BGN and compared to the corresponding period of 2014 the exports increased by 7.7% while the total value of all imported goods added up to 7.9 Billion BGN and increased by 1.9%.

According to the latest data, in 2014 the expenditures for acquiring fixed tangible and intangible assets in industry are by 3.9% more compared to 2013. However the plans of industrial enterprises in 2015 are for a decrease of investments by 30.4% in comparison with the previous year.

In February 2015, 1 993 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. The total number of the rooms in them was 56.2 thousands and the bed-places were 113.0 thousands. In comparison with February 2014 the total number of accommodation establishments (functioned during the period) increased by 5.3% and the bed-places in them - by 3.8%.

The total number of the nights spent in all accommodation establishments registered in February 2015 was 773.4 thousands or by 5.1% more in comparison with the same month of the previous year. The total revenues from nights spent in February 2015 reached 36.9 million BGN or by 8.8% more compared to February 2014.

According to the preliminary data, in February 2015 the index of production in section ‘Construction’ calculated on the base of seasonally adjusted data was 0.3% above the level of the previous month. In February 2015 the working day adjusted index of production in construction decreased by 1.8% in comparison with the same month of 2014.

According to the preliminary seasonally adjusted data in February 2015 the turnover in ‘Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles’ at constant prices increased by 0.5% compared to the previous month.

According to the preliminary data the Industrial Production Index, seasonally adjusted, decreased by 0.6% in February 2015 as compared to January 2015. In February 2015 the working day adjusted Industrial Production Index rose by 2.3% in comparison with the same month of 2014.

At the end of 2014 in Bulgaria there are 29 Homes for medico-social care for children with total capacity of 2 199 places. 975 children are accommodated there - 537 boys (55.1%) and 438 girls (44.9%).