Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

National Statistical Institute reports 3.5 per cent annual inflation in July

Photo: library

Annual inflation in Bulgaria in July 2018 in comparison to July 2017 is 3.5 percent, according to data by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute. Since the beginning of the year inflation has reached 1.7%.

The average annual inflation for the period August 2017 - July 2018 compared to the period August 2016 - July 2017 is 2.4%. In the second quarter of 2018, GDP grew by 3.4 per cent on the corresponding quarter of the previous year and by 0.8 per cent on the first quarter of 2018. In the second quarter unemployment rate was 5.5 per cent and compared to the second quarter of 2017, marks a decline of 0.8 percent.


Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Sunny and warm Friday

It will be sunny on Friday. In the afternoon, cumulus clouds will develop over the mountainous regions, but rainfalls are expected only in few places. There will be light easterly wind. The highest temperatures will be between 28°C..

published on 6/6/24 6:45 PM

Border patrol boost: 110 all-terrain vehicles roll in

Interior Minister Kalin Stoyanov today handed over the keys to 110 new all-terrain vehicles to the Border Police at an official ceremony. The vehicles were purchased with EU funding. The phased delivery of a further 200 pick-up trucks is expected to..

published on 6/6/24 6:26 PM

Analysis shows clean seawater along Bulgaria's Black Sea coast

The quality of seawater along Bulgaria's Black Sea coast is excellent, according to the first samples taken at the end of May before the start of the summer season.  This was announced at the Shkorpilovtsi resort in the Varna region by the..

published on 6/6/24 6:15 PM