National Statistical Institute

The production in the Construction sector recorded a 0.5% monthly growth in February, according to preliminary data released by Bulgaria's National Statistical Institute, Tuesday.

Industrial production in February increased by 0.7% compared to January and by 6.5% on an annual basis, according to data released by Bulgaria's National Statistical Institute.

A total of 46% of Bulgarians aged 15 years and above have been employed in 2013, according to Bulgaria's National Statistical Institute.

Trade turnover between Bulgaria and Romania has exceeded EUR 3 B for 3 years in a row, according to the director of the Commercial Section of the Bulgarian Embassy in Bucharest.

In February 2014, the number of the trips of Bulgarian residents abroad was 249.5 thousand or by 1.4% above the registered in February 2013.

Ivan Balev, head of the Demographic and Social Statistics unit of Bulgaria's National Statistical Institute (NSI), has insisted that the 2011 census was deeply flawed.

Balev, as cited by Darik radio, claimed that the shortcomings of the 2011 census were due to mistakes of census workers and statisticians.

Nearly 18 000 kilometers of roads have disappeared from Bulgaria's map after 2002, following data of the National Statistical Institute (NSI), an NGO informs.

Immigrants will slow down the ageing of Bulgaria's population, but will not solve the demographic problem in the long term, shows a study of Bulgaria's Academy of Sciences (BAN). 

The total hourly labor cost in Q4 2013 has risen by 4.3% compared to Q4 2012, according to the preliminary data of Bulgaria's National Statistical Institute.

The total hourly labor cost grew by 4.4% in industry and by 4.8% in services. In construction the total hourly labor costs rose by 4.2%.

Unemployment in Bulgaria reached 12.9% in 2013.

Data by the National Statistical Institute cited by the website Expert.bg suggests it is up 0.6% compared to the previous year.

The number of Bulgarians currently out of work amounts to 436 000, with 250 000 (or 57.4%) permanently looking for a job.