Price pressures were evident in Eastern Europe and the Baltics before the invasion of Ukraine, and the region is more susceptible than the rest of the EU to commodity price rises. Although trade links have sharply pivoted towards the EU since 1990, the Soviet legacy has left Eastern Europe and the Baltics more dependent on exports to Russia and Ukraine. Poland’s schools will struggle to meet the educational needs of Ukrainian refugees. Historic...
GDP | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
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Real Fixed Investment (gross fixed capital formation) | 2021 Q4 | 4,279 | 4,401 | Mil. Ch. 2015 BGN, WDASA | Quarterly |
Investment | 2021 Q4 | 7,368 | 7,185 | Mil. BGN, SA | Quarterly |
Nominal Fixed Investment (gross fixed capital formation) | 2021 Q4 | 5,841 | 5,371 | Mil. BGN, SA | Quarterly |
Real Gross Domestic Product | 2021 Q4 | 25,557 | 25,292 | Mil. Ch. 2015 BGN, WDASA | Quarterly |
Nominal Gross Domestic Product | 2021 Q4 | 35,296 | 34,177 | Mil. BGN, SA | Quarterly |
Government Consumption | 2017 Q1 | 3,701 | 4,483 | Mil. BGJ | Quarterly |
Price | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Consumer Price Index (CPI) | Apr 2022 | 8,331 | 8,131 | Index 1995=100, NSA | Monthly |
Producer Price Index (PPI) | Nov 2021 | 152.81 | 144.45 | 2010=100, NSA | Monthly |
Wholesale Price Index | 2016 | 105.45 | 108.79 | Index 2010 = 100 | Annual |
Labor | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Primary Industries Employment | 2021 Q4 | 574.44 | 577.73 | Ths. #, SA | Quarterly |
Total Employment Non-Ag | 2021 Q4 | 3,487 | 3,503 | Ths. #, SA | Quarterly |
Unemployment | 2021 Q4 | 146.7 | 150.6 | Ths. #, NSA | Quarterly |
Labor Force | 2021 Q4 | 3,227 | 3,285 | Ths. #, NSA | Quarterly |
Labor Force Employment | 2021 Q4 | 3,080 | 3,134 | Ths. #, NSA | Quarterly |
Unemployment Rate | 2021 Q4 | 4.55 | 4.58 | %, NSA | Quarterly |
Agriculture Employment | 2017 | 202,991 | 221,035 | # | Annual |
Wage & Salaries | 2016 | 5,587,504,000 | 5,703,468,000 | NCU | Annual |
Trade | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Imports of Goods | Mar 2022 | 8,656 | 7,437 | Mil. BGN, NSA | Monthly |
Balance of Goods | Mar 2022 | 121.19 | -181.19 | Mil. BGN, NSA | Monthly |
Current Account Balance | Mar 2022 | -679.55 | 37.45 | Mil. BGN, NSA | Monthly |
Exports of Goods | Mar 2022 | 8,177 | 6,737 | Mil. BGN, NSA | Monthly |
Exports of Goods and Services | 2021 Q4 | 23,173 | 20,107 | Mil. BGN, SA | Quarterly |
Real Exports of Goods and Services | 2021 Q4 | 17,509 | 16,301 | Mil. Ch. 2015 BGN, WDASA | Quarterly |
Net Exports | 2021 Q4 | -942 | 1,820 | Mil. BGN, NSA | Quarterly |
Real Net Exports | 2021 Q4 | -2,246 | -2,546 | Mil. Ch. 2015 BGN, WDASA | Quarterly |
Imports of Goods and Services | 2021 Q4 | 22,456 | 21,047 | Mil. BGN, SA | Quarterly |
Real Imports of Goods and Services | 2019 Q2 | 15,177 | 15,974 | Mil. Ch. 2010 BGN, WDASA | Quarterly |
Government | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Outstanding Public Debt | Mar 2022 | 31,042 | 32,515 | Mil. BGN, NSA | Monthly |
Outstanding Public Debt - Foreign | Mar 2022 | 21,163 | 23,607 | Mil. BGN, NSA | Monthly |
Outstanding Public Debt - Domestic | Mar 2022 | 9,878 | 8,908 | Mil. BGN, NSA | Monthly |
Gross External Debt | Feb 2022 | 41,909 | 41,675 | Mil. EUR, NSA | Monthly |
Government Revenues | 2021 Q4 | 12,590 | 13,832 | Mil. BGN, NSA | Quarterly |
Government Expenditures | 2021 Q4 | 19,981 | 12,759 | Mil. BGN, NSA | Quarterly |
Government Budget Balance | 2021 Q4 | -7,391 | 1,073 | Mil. BGN, NSA | Quarterly |
Markets | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Stock Market Index | 16 May 2022 | 600.7 | Index, NSA | Daily | |
Money Market Rate | Mar 2022 | -0.61 | -0.4 | % in Lev, NSA | Monthly |
Average Long-term Government Bond | Oct 2021 | 0.53 | 0.2 | % p.a., NSA | Monthly |
Lending Rate | May 2017 | 0 | 0 | % - End of period | Monthly |
Treasury Bills (over 31 days) | Jun 2015 | 0.4 | 0.36 | % p.a., NSA | Monthly |
Real Estate | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Residential Building Completions | 2022 Q1 | 1,206 | 1,221 | #, NSA | Quarterly |
Building Permits | 2022 Q1 | 2,939 | 3,114 | #, NSA | Quarterly |
Residential Building Permits | 2022 Q1 | 1,850 | 1,910 | #, NSA | Quarterly |
Non-residential Building Permits | 2022 Q1 | 1,089 | 1,204 | #, NSA | Quarterly |
House Price Index | 2021 Q4 | 154.48 | 150.9 | Index 2015=100, NSA | Quarterly |
House Price Index for New Homes | 2021 Q4 | 147.52 | 145.44 | Index 2015=100, NSA | Quarterly |
House Price Index for Existing Homes | 2021 Q4 | 158.64 | 154.12 | Index 2015=100, NSA | Quarterly |
Dwelling Stocks | 2020 | 3,985,172 | 3,970,719 | # | Annual |
Consumer | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Consumer Confidence | 2022 Q2 | -41.4 | -36.5 | Balance of opinion, NSA | Quarterly |
Personal Income | 2022 Q1 | 2,005 | 2,036 | BGN, NSA | Quarterly |
Retail Sales | Mar 2022 | 178.01 | 151.14 | Index 2015=100, NSA | Monthly |
Real Retail Sales | Mar 2022 | 143.35 | 125.69 | Vol. Index 2015=100, NSA | Monthly |
Business | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Capacity Utilization | 2022 Q2 | 74.9 | 74.1 | %, SA | Quarterly |
Business Confidence | Apr 2022 | 30.6 | 27.4 | Balance of opinion, NSA | Monthly |
Real Change in Inventories | 2021 Q4 | 1,527 | 1,813 | Mil. BGN, SA | Quarterly |
Change in Inventories | 2021 Q4 | 1,527 | 1,813 | Mil. BGN, SA | Quarterly |
Industrial Production | Nov 2021 | 136.66 | 129.2 | 2010=100, NSA | Monthly |
Demographics | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Population | 2021 | 6,838,937 | 6,916,548 | # | Annual |
Net Migration | 2017 | -24,001 | # | Annual |