National Statistical Institute

Dimitar Radev, Governor of the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB), acting in his capacity as Governor of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for Bulgaria, has expressed the country's willingness to adopt the IMF's Special Data Dissemination Standard Plus.

Veteran International Monetary Fund statistician Andreas Georgiou was appointed head of Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) in 2010 in an effort to restore credibility to Greek statistics after the debt crisis erupted. On Sunday, he stepped down, informing Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos of his decision not to accept the extension of his term effective on that day.

Bulgaria submitted only 22 patent applications with the European Patent Office (EPO), according to Eurostat data on innovations registered in 2012 in the EU.

According to the report, as cited by the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency (BTA), Germany tops the ranking with over 22 000 applications.

The share of employed women in Bulgaria is decreasing and women's average earnings continue to be below that of men, according to data of the National Statistical Institute (NSI), as cited by Lazar Lazarov, Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Policy.

In December 2014, the total business climate indicator decreased by 1.1 percentage points on the month, according to Bulgaria's National Statistical Institute (NSI).

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The National Statistical Institute (NSI) released its preliminary data on the state of Bulgarian names on Tuesday.

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In 2013, the average monthly poverty line for the country stands at BGN 285.92 per household member, according to Bulgaria's National Statistical Institute (NSI).

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In the period January - October 2014,Bulgaria's exports to third countries decreased by 7.1% on the year, reaching BGN 13.5 B, according to the National Statistical Institute (NSI).

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According to the preliminary data of Bulgaria's National Statistical Institute (NSI), the Industrial Production Index, seasonally adjusted, increased by 0.5% on the month in October 2014.

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In the third quarter of 2014, the average total income per household member amounted to BGN 1195, down by 3.7% from Q3, 2013, according to Bulgaria's National Statistical Institute (NSI).

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