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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%.

In the period January - June 2012 the Bulgarian exports to the EU decreased by 0.8% compared to the corresponding period of 2011 and amounted to 11.5 Billion Levs while the imports increased by 14.2% and added up to 14.5 Billion Levs.
In June 2012 the exports to the EU decreased by 3.1% compared to the corresponding month of the previous year and amounted to 2.0 Billion Levs while the imports grew by 29.5% and added up to 2.6 Billion Levs.

According to the seasonally adjusted data, the GDP growth rate in the second quarter of 2012 is 0.5% compared with the same quarter of the previous year.

According to preliminary data the foreign direct investments in the non-financial sector as of 31.12.2011 amounted to EUR 21 616 Million and fell by 2.2% compared to 2010.