
Bulgaria Economic Outlook
June 7, 2022
Annual growth in Q1 2022 decelerated compared to Q4 2021, according to a flash estimate. The moderation was driven by softer growth of private consumption—amid staggeringly high energy and food prices—and was weighed down further by weaker export growth. In Q2, growth is likely slowing further to pre-pandemic levels. Inflation was at a near 14-year high in April and energy insecurity is deepening. As a result, businesses and consumers grew increasingly pessimistic in April–May, with consumer confidence reaching the lowest level since December 2020 in May. That said, on 18 May the government approved a LV 2.0 billion (around EUR 1.0 billion) anti-crisis package to support households. The new measures include a 20.0% boost to pensions, fuel discounts and tax cuts for bread and utilities, among others, which will provide some relief to activity once they enter into force in July.Bulgaria Economic Growth
In 2022, growth is projected to slow to slightly above pre-pandemic averages: Weaker household spending growth due to a high base effect and monumentally high inflation will more than offset a rebound in fixed investment. Uncertainty around the country’s energy supply, political instability and the potentially slow absorption of public and European Union funds cloud the outlook. FocusEconomics panelists see the economy expanding 2.6% in 2022, which is down 0.1 percentage points from last month’s estimate, and 3.2% in 2023.Bulgaria Economy Data
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Bulgaria Economic News
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Bulgaria: Inflation holds steady in December
January 16, 2023
Inflation was stable at November's 16.9% in December.
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Bulgaria: Industrial output growth eases to over one-year low in November
January 10, 2023
Industrial output increased 4.7% year on year in November (October: +5.7%).
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Bulgaria: Inflation drops to lowest level since June in November
December 15, 2022
Inflation came in at 16.9% in November, down from October’s 17.6%.
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Bulgaria: Industrial output growth eases to over one-year low in October
December 9, 2022
Industrial output increased 5.7% year on year in October (September: +10.6% yoy).
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Bulgaria: GDP growth wanes in Q3
December 7, 2022
GDP growth waned to 3.3% year on year on a seasonally adjusted basis in the third quarter, from 4.6% in the second quarter.