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Industrial Production in Bulgaria Stalls in March [May 08, 2012] Bulgaria's industrial production has grown with a marginal 1% in March 2012 with respect to February, but dropped 3.2% with respect to March 2011. According to data by Bulgaria's National Statistical Institute, the stall is due largely to the energy sector which in March dropped by 9.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Business Climate Sees Slight Improvement in April [Apr 27, 2012] Bulgaria's business climate has improved by 3.2% in April in comparison with the previous month, according to surveys carried out by the country's National Statistical Institute. The business climate indicator in industry increased by 1.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's January Exports to EU Down by 7.3% Y/Y [Apr 10, 2012] Bulgaria's exports to other EU countries decreased by 7.3% in January 2012 year on year, amounting to over BGN 1.7 B, according to preliminary data revealed by the country's National Statistical Institute. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria posts USD837m foreign trade deficit in Jan-Feb [Apr 10, 2012] (MENAFN) Bulgaria's National Statistical Institute (NSI) said that in the January-February period, the country's foreign trade deficit grew to USD837 million, reported Xinhua News. The agency ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Retail Sales Decline For Second Month [Apr 06, 2012] Bulgaria's retail sales declined for the second consecutive month in February, data released by the National Statistical Institute showed Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Construction Output Falls Again [Apr 06, 2012] Bulgaria's construction output declined for the second consecutive month in February, data released by the National Statistical Institute showed Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Decline In Bulgaria Industrial Production Worsens In February [Apr 06, 2012] Bulgaria's industrial production at the fastest pace in two years in February, data released by the National Statistical Institute showed Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Producer Price Inflation Falls In February [Mar 30, 2012] Bulgaria's producer price inflation slowed in February, data from the National Statistical Institute showed Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria ex-PM Set to Solve Theseus' Paradox [Mar 25, 2012] Former Bulgarian PM Reneta Indzhova, who was recently appointed head of Bulgaria's National Statistical Institute, likened her new job to mending the Ship of Theseus. "At the Statistics Bureau you have to steer the Ship of Theseus. The question is whether it's a new one, and if so, whether the new one lives up to the old one, and vice versa," commented Indzhova in an interview for TV7 Sunday. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Sees 2% Inflation Rate Feb 2012 Y/Y [Mar 12, 2012] Bulgaria's February inflation rate reached 2% as compared with the same month of 2011, the country's National Statistical Institute has informed. February's monthly inflation was 0.9%. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Industrial Production Sees 3.6% Drop Jan 2012 Y/Y [Mar 07, 2012] Bulgaria's working day-adjusted industrial production index decreased by 3.6% in January 2012 year on year, the country's National Statistical Institute has informed. According to the Institute's seasonally adjusted preliminary data, Bulgaria's industrial production decreased by 0.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria January Industrial Production Falls [Mar 07, 2012] Bulgaria's industrial production in January declined from a year ago, data from the National Statistical Institute showed Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Retail Sales Fall In January [Mar 07, 2012] Bulgaria's retail sales declined in January after rising in the previous month, data from the National Statistical Institute showed Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria?s Economy Grows by 1.7% in 2011 [Mar 06, 2012] Bulgaria's GDP in 2011 was EUR 38.5 B, which means a 1.7% growth as compared with 2010, the country's National Statistical Institute has informed. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Producer Price Inflation Rises In January [Feb 29, 2012] Bulgaria's producer price inflation increased in January, data from the National Statistical Institute showed Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria?s Business Climate Sees Slight Decrease Feb 2012 [Feb 28, 2012] Bulgaria's total business climate index has registered a 2.4% decrease in February 2012 as compared with the previous month, according to the country's National Statistical Institute. A worsening business climate has been observed in the Bulgarian construction, retail trade and service sectors. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Sees 14% Drop of Foreign Visitors Jan 2012 [Feb 27, 2012] The number of arrivals of visitors from abroad to Bulgaria decreased by 14.1% in January 2012 as compared to December, reaching 337 100, according to the country's National Statistical Institute. An increase was registered in the visits with holiday and recreation purposes, as well as those with business purposes - by 12.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Says It's Best in EU Online Census [Jan 11, 2012] Bulgaria carried out the most effective online census among all EU member states in 2011, the country's National Statistical Institute has stated in a report on its activities throughout the year. A total of 41.2% of all Bulgarians who took part in the 2011 census did that on the Internet, the report says, pointing out that this is the highest percentage among the EU countries which had a census ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Boosts Exports to Non-EU Countries Jan-Nov 2011 [Jan 09, 2012] Bulgaria's exports to non-EU countries increased by 26.5% year on year in the period January - November 2011, exceeding BGN 13.5 B, according to preliminary data released by the country's National Statistical Institute. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Boosts Exports to EU by 34% Y/Y Jan-Oct 2011 [Jan 09, 2012] Bulgaria's exports to the rest of the EU increased by 33.8% year on year in the period January - October 2011, according to preliminary data released by the country's National Statistical Institute. Bulgaria's main trading partners within the bloc in that period were Germany, Romania, Italy, Greece and Belgium.... [via YahooNews] More >>