NSI’s statistics on tourists mistaken due to a technical error

A technical error was the reason for the National Statistical Institute (NSI) to submit to Eurostat data that Bulgarians spent €2,092 on average on vacations in 2011, announced NSI’s press centre.

A joint check with Eurostat showed that the number of tourists who had travelled within the country and abroad for more than four nights was 1,117,119 rather than 416,250 as per earlier submitted data. After a correction was made, the average annual spending per Bulgarian tourist was calculated at €779 instead of €2,092 as per the initial figures. In order to improve the data in the tourism sector, NSI will improve its cooperation with other institutions (Interior Ministry, Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism, branch organisations) as additional sources of information about Bulgarian citizens’ trips within the country and abroad.

The check was delayed due to national holidays in Luxembourg, NSI reported. Despite the correction, the average amount spent by Bulgarian vacationers still seems quite high, compared to countries with a similar living standard. For instance, Romanians spent €162 and Hungarians - €290.

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