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FEDERATION OF EURO-ASIAN STOCK EXCHANGES
SEMI ANNUAL REPORT OCTOBER 2006
BULGARIAN STOCK EXCHANGE
BULGARIA ECONOMIC CHARTS AND TABLES
GDP at market prices (Lv billions)
GDP (US$ millions)
Real GDP growth (%)
Consumer price inflation (av; %)
Population (millions)
Exports of goods FOB (US$ millions)
Imports of goods FOB (US$ millions)
Current account balance (US$ millions)
Foreign exchange reserves excl gold (US$ millions)
Total external debt (US$ billions)
Debt-service ratio, paid (%)
Exchange rate (av) Lv:US$
2001 (a) 2002 (a) 2003 (a) 2004 (a) 2005 (a)
29.7
13,604.8
4.1
7.4
7.9
5,112.9
6,693.4
-984.0
3,291.0
10.5
17.9
2.184 32.3
15,621.9
4.9
5.8
7.8
5,692.1
7,286.6
-826.7
4,407.0
11.5
16.5
2.070 34.5
19,999.4
4.5
2.3
7.8
7,540.5
10,059.2
-1,855.9
6,291.0
13.2
10.4
1.727 38.3
24,340.0
5.7
6.1
7.7
9,847.6
13,490.9
-1,416.3
8,776.0
15.6 (b)
15.6 (b)
1.573 41.9
26,697.1
5.5
5.0
7.7 (b)
11,739.7
17,138.5
-3,132.7
8,040.5
15.3 (b)
22.3 (b)
1.571
(a) Actual. (b) Economist Intelligence Unit estimates.
KEY INDICATORS
Real GDP growth (%)
Consumer price inflation (av; %)
Budget balance (% of GDP)
Current account balance (% of GDP)
Short-term central interest rate (av; %)
Exchange rate Lv:US$ (av)
Exchange rate Lv:[euro] (av)
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
5.5
5.0
2.3
-11.7
2.0
1.57
1.96 4.6
6.8
2.9
-11.4
2.3
1.51
1.96 4.5
4.4
1.3
-10.1
3.0
1.41
1.96 4.5
3.0
1.3
-8.2
3.5
1.47
1.96 4.5
2.8
1.0
-6.9
3.6
1.52
1.96 4.4
2.6
0.8
-6.5
3.7
1.56
1.96
2005-PRINCIPAL EXPORTS 2005-PRINCIPAL IMPORTS (CIF)
(US$ millions) (US$ millions)
Clothing & footwear
Other metals
Iron & steel
Chemicals, plastics & rubber
1,950
1,194
966
672
2005-MAIN DESTINATIONS OF EXPORTS (%)
Italy
Turkey
Greece
Other
10.5
Germany
Crude oill & natural gas
Machinery & equipment
Textiles
Chemicals, plastics & rubber
2,892
1,767
1,701
1,233
2005-MAIN ORIGINS OF IMPORTS (%)
Italy
Germany
Russia
Turkey
Other
13.6
9.9
15.6
12.0
9.5
58.1
9.0
5.0
56.8
Source: Economist Intelligence Unit ViewsWire.
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