Gross domestic product per employee in the first quarter of this year grew by 0.3% compared to the first quarter of 2022, NSI data show. For the same quarter, weak growth is observed among the employed in the service sector (60.8% in 2023 vs. 60.2% in 2022), and a slight decline in industry (25.6% vs. 25.7%) and the agricultural sector (13.6% and 14.1%).
Each employee creates an average of BGN 27.8 / EUR 14.20/ GDP per hour worked. The data also show that labor productivity is the lowest in the agricultural sector - 6.3 BGN /3.22 EUR/ .
On Tuesday morning, there will be reduced visibility in some lowlands and plains. The lowest temperatures will range from minus 4°C to 1°C, for Sofia around 0°C. It will be mostly sunny during the day. In the eastern parts of the country, there will..
The EU and NATO greeted Bulgaria on its National Day. The greetings are in Bulgarian on the EU Council's X profile. "Happy National Day, Bulgaria!" reads the greeting on behalf of the institution of the EU heads of state and government...
''Bulgaria can have a strong voice within the European family, rather than waiting for different groups within Europe to decide for us'' , Vice President Iliana Iotova said after the official ceremony in Sofia on the occasion of March 3. Iliana..
Household electricity prices will not go up with the planned liberalization of the electricity market for household consumers as of 1 July this year,..
Twenty-five children and young people who survived kidnapping by the terrorists from Hamas in the tunnels under Gaza, or whose parents are still held..
Heads of state and leaders from around the world congratulated the Bulgarian people on their National Day in congratulatory addresses sent to President..
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