National Statistical Institute

Calculations based on the latest data of the National Statistical Institute (NSI), which was released on Thursday, shows that Bulgarian MPs, ministers and president will all receive higher wages.

The remuneration of the MPs will become BGN 2886, which is an increase of 186 BGN compared to their present wage, Darik radio reports.

The average monthly wage in Bulgaria in the last quarter of 2014 was BGN 847, which represents an increase of 4.7 % compared to the previous quarter.

This is revealed from the latest data of the National Statistical Institute (NSI), which was released on Thursday.

Bulgaria had 2016 accommodation establishments with more than ten beds - hotels, motels, camping sites, chalets and other places for short-term accommodation, functioning in December 2014.

The number of rooms was 58 000, while the beds numbered 116 300, reveals the latest data from the National Statistical Institute (NSI), which was released on Tuesday.

Bulgaria's construction sector registered 2.3% year-on-year growth in December 2014, according to preliminary working day adjusted data of the National Statistical Institute (NSI).

The index of production in the construction sector, calculated on the basis of seasonally adjusted data, fell by 0.3% on the month in December 2014.

In the period January-November 2014, Bulgaria's exports to the EU amounted to BGN 24.9 B, up by 2.1% from the same period of 2013, according to data of the National Statistical Institute (NSI).

Bulgaria's main trade partners were Germany, Italy, Romania, Greece, France, and Belgium, which accounted for 71.0% of the exports to EU Member States.

According to preliminary data of the National Statistical Institute (NSI), the Industrial Production Index, seasonally adjusted, increased by 1.1% on the month in December 2014.

In December 2014, the working day adjusted Industrial Production Index went up by 0.9% on the year.

In January 2015 the total consumer confidence indicator increases by 4.8 percentage points as compared to October 2014, according to data of Bulgaria's National Statistical Institute (NSI).

Among urban population, the increase amounts to 4.0 percentage points, while among rural population the increase stands at 7.3 percentage points.

Bulgaria's overall buisness climate indicator has risen by 3.8 percentage points in January compared with the previous month, a new survey showed on Wednesday.

In December 2014 Bulgarians traveled more than 267 000 times abroad, which is an increase of 12.4 % compared to the same month in 2013.

The market prices of dwellings in Bulgaria increased in the last three months of 2014, according to a study of the National Statistical Institute (NSI), which was released on Friday.

The prices of dwellings increased with 0.7 % compared to the preceding three-month period in 2014, and registered 1.2 % growth compared to the same period in 2013.