Home prices in Bulgaria have gone up by 10.1% during the fourth quarter of 2023, compared to the fourth quarter of 2022, with the prices of new homes up by 10.5%, and of existing houses – by 9.8%, indicate National Statistical Institute data released..
The annual inflation in Bulgaria slowed down significantly in January, 2024, down to 3.8% from 4.7% a month earlier, the National Statistical Institute says. This is the lowest inflation level for the country since August 2021. Month-to-month,..
The average monthly pension paid out in January 2024 in Bulgaria is almost EUR 383. For women it is EUR 333, and for men – EUR 457, indicate National Statistical Institute data. The average contributory service and retirement age pension is higher –..
Seventeen per cent of children aged 0-5 in the country live in poverty, according to National Statistical Institute data. The infant mortality rate remains almost double the EU average of 3.6%. The indicators are most worrying in areas with compact..
Only 20% of Bulgarians have received a pay rise, and 80% are unable to cover their day-to-day living expenses. According to a survey by the National Statistical Institute, 80% of working people in Bulgaria have received practically no pay rise..
1 957 BGN (1001 EUR) is the median salary in the second quarter of the year - by 4% more compared to January-March and by 13% more compared to the same period last year, according to the National Statistical Institute. The largest increase in..
Bulgarian nationals' international travel increased by 16.1% in June compared to last year, according to a survey by the National Statistical Institute. Their total number amounted to 790 300. The highest number of travels was to Turkey - 214 900,..
In June, the monthly rate of change of consumer prices in Bulgaria was negative -0.4 per cent and the annual inflation rate for June 2023 against June 2022 was 8.7 per cent, the National Statistical Institute said. Deflation in the overall index..
The average monthly salary in Sofia in March was EUR 1,380, in the other regions of Bulgaria it was under EUR 986 . The average monthly salary during the first quarter for the entire country stood at EUR 962, National Statistical Institute data..
During the first quarter of 2023, the average monthly salary in Bulgaria has gone up by 17.3% compared to the same period of last year, National Statistical Institute data indicate. The steepest rise is in transport, the mining industry, finance and..
