Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.6 per cent in the third quarter of the year, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said in a flash estimate on November 13. In real terms, gross domestic product (GDP) in Bulgaria in July-September was 35.51 billion euro.
Year-on-year, the economic growth in the third quarter was 2.5 per cent. NSI is due to announce preliminary growth figures for the quarter on December 4.
The flash estimate’s seasonally-adjusted data showed domestic consumption increase by 1.4 per cent during the third quarter, and it was 6.3 per cent higher on an annual basis. Gross fixed capital formation shrank by 0.8 per cent in July-September, and was 0.5 per cent lower compared to the third quarter of 2025.
Exports fell by four per cent compared to the second quarter of the year, and were 5.5 per cent lower compared to the third quarter of last year, while imports shrank by 4.8 per cent on a quarterly basis and were down one per cent year-on-year.
The country recorded a trade surplus of 357.2 million euro in the third quarter, the equivalent of one per cent of GDP, NSI said.
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