Expats

Weak Consumption Holds Down Bulgaria Inflation in Dec [Jan 13, 2012] Bulgaria's consumer price inflation slowed in December on the back of shrinking consumption and demand, data of the statistics office showed on Friday. Prices decelerated to 2.8% on an annual basis after a 3.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Economy Grows 3.4% in Q1 y/y [Jun 08, 2011] The Bulgarian economy expanded by 3.4% in the first quarter of the year on an annual basis, revised data of the statistics office showed on Wednesday, well above the flash data published a month ago. On quarterly basis, the emerging economy expanded 0.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Producer Price Inflation on the Rise Again [Mar 30, 2011] Following an insignificant slow-down at the beginning of the year, Bulgaria's producer price inflation accelerated to 13.8% in February, up from 12.1% the previous month, data of the statistics office showed on Wednesday. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Economy Contraction Slows down to 1.4% y/y Q2 [Sep 08, 2010] Bulgaria's gross domestic product ( GDP ) shrank 1.4% year-on-year in the second quarter, slightly milder that the 1.5% drop forecast by a flash estimate, the statistics office said on Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Assuages Fears over Greek-Style Budget Fraud" [Jun 10, 2010] The mission currently being considered by the EU statistics office Eurostat is a regular visit and it comes as no surprise, Mariana Kotseva told the morning broadcast of the private TV channel bTV. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Foreign Direct Investments Slump in Q1 [May 17, 2010] Bulgarias foreign direct investments (FDIs) fell to minus EUR 21.9 M in the January to March period from an increase of EUR 926 M in the same period of last year, preliminary data of the statistics office showed on Monday. [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-05-10 09:35 Bulgaria March industrial sales up 18.8 pct m/m [May 10, 2010] SOFIA, May 10 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's industrial sales increased 18.8 percent on a monthly basis in March after rising 1.2 percent in February, mainly due to improved sales of chemicals and cigarettes, the statistics office said on Monday. [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-05-10 09:35 Bulgaria March industrial sales up 18.8 pct m/m [May 10, 2010] SOFIA, May 10 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's industrial sales increased 18.8 percent on a monthly basis in March after rising 1.2 percent in February, mainly due to improved sales of chemicals and cigarettes, the statistics office said on Monday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Inflation Up to 1,3% y/y in March [Apr 14, 2010] The consumer price index (CPI) in Bulgaria increased to 1,3 % year-on-year in March after marking a 0,9 increase the previous month, statistics office data showed on Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-04-09 10:10 Bulgaria Feb industrial sales rise 1.3 pct m/m [Apr 09, 2010] SOFIA, April 9(Reuters) - Bulgaria 's industrial sales increased 1.3 percent on a monthly basis in February after falling 18 percent in January, mainly due to improved sales of food, textiles and machinery, statistics office said on Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's GDP Down Only 5% in 2009 (Novinite.com) [Mar 11, 2010] A girl playing violin in front of store window in Sofia, Bulgaria. The 5% contraction of Bulgaria's economy has been revised upwards from the flash data that the statistics office provided a month ago. [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-11 10:05 UPDATE 1-Bulgaria revises 2009 GDP decline to 5.0 pct y/y (Interactive Investor) [Mar 11, 2010] SOFIA, March 11 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's economy shrank by 5.0 percent on an annual basis in 2009, a touch better than a preliminary estimate of 5.1 percent but still putting it on course to recover slower than its east European peers. The full-year decline reported by the statistics office on Thursday was also close to the government's forecast for a contraction of 4.9 percent in 2009. The Balkan ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Newly Built Flats Down by 6% End-2009 (Novinite.com) [Mar 05, 2010] Newly-built residential buildings in Bulgaria have decreased by 1,7% in the last quarter of 2009, while the number of apartments in them shrank by 6%, data from the statistics office show. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Producer Prices Rise 3% in Jan y/y (Novinite.com) [Feb 26, 2010] The inflation on a monthly basis stood at 1,8%, the statistics office said in a statement. File photo Bulgaria's index of total producer prices rose 3% in January 2010 in comparison with the same month last year, after plunging 5,53% during the first months of the crisis, data showed on Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Inflation Down to 0,5% y/y in Jan (Novinite.com) [Feb 15, 2010] The consumer price index (CPI) in Bulgaria slowed to 0,5 % year-on-year in January after marking a 0,6 increase the previous month, statistics office data showed on Monday. [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-02-10 10:05 Bulgaria Dec industrial output down 0.7 pct m/m (Interactive Investor) [Feb 10, 2010] SOFIA, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's industrial output edged down 0.7 percent on a monthly basis in December, after a 1.2 percent rise in November, statistics office data showed on Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-02-10 10:00 Bulgaria Dec industrial sales rise 5.8 pct m/m (Interactive Investor) [Feb 10, 2010] SOFIA, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's industrial sales rose 5.8 percent on a monthly basis in December after edging up 0.9 percent in November mainly due to an increase in the energy and water sales, statistics office data showed on Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Residential Property Prices Down by 26% in Q4 y/y (Novinite.com) [Jan 22, 2010] Prices of residential property in Bulgaria declined by an average of 1,9% in the last quarter of 2009 compared to the previous, data from the statistics office shows. The decrease on an annual basis is 26,3%. [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-01-11 09:58 Bulgaria Nov industrial sales edge up 0.7 pct m/m (Interactive Investor) [Jan 11, 2010] SOFIA, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's industrial sales edged up 0.7 percent on a monthly basis in November mainly due to an increase in the energy and water sales, statistics office data showed on Monday. [via YahooNews] More >>