(Click on the infographic for a larger size) Data source: NSI Commentary After accelerating growth in the first two months of the year, in March there was a slowdown in both production and sales in the industrial sector. Interestingly, according to NSI data, this time there is a greater burden of …
More »Infographic: Industrial production reports record decline at the end of 2018
(Click on the infographic for a larger size) The negative developments in the industrial sector over the past two months are most likely due to the deterioration in industrial activity in countries like Germany, which is our main trading partner (more on this in the comment below). Data source: NSI Comment After in …
More »Industrial growth improves significantly in October 2018
Regarding industrial production - Industrial production recorded a slight growth of 1.55% year-on-year in October after declining in September. The improvement was the result of more positive indicators in all three major sectors (manufacturing, mining and energy). However, the most influential improvement was in manufacturing, where …
More »Infographic: Industrial production falls in September 2018
In terms of industrial production, NSI data show that the sector recorded its most serious decline since February. This is mainly due to a serious slowdown in the growth of production in the manufacturing industry to 0.78% from 4.26% in August and, to a lesser extent, to the more severe decline in the production and distribution of …
More »Infographic: Industrial sector slows in August 2018
Dear readers, from EKIP we are officially restarting our column "Monthly Macroeconomic Monitor"! The new format of the column will be a series of infographics that will be published each month after the publication of the relevant data from the NSI. Each infographic will focus on a different sector or a key indicator for the Bulgarian economy. The first months …
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