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FEDERATION OF EURO-ASIAN STOCK EXCHANGES
ANNUAL REPORT APRIL 2009
BULGARIAN STOCK EXCHANGE
BULGARIA ECONOMIC CHARTS AND TABLES
Gross domestic product at market prices (million EUR)
Real GDP growth rate (%)
Consumer price index (average annual change, %)
Exports, FOB (million EUR)
Imports, FOB (million EUR)
Current account (million EUR)
Gross external debt (million EUR)
Unemployment (at the end of the period, %)
Exchange rate Lv:US$ (at the end of the period)
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
17 705
5.0
2.3
6 668.2
9 093.8
-972.3
10 640.6
13.5
1.55 19 850
6.6
6.1
7 984.9
10 938.4
-1 306.9
12 658.5
12.2
1.44 21 882
6.2
5.0
9 466.3
13 876.1
-2 705.7
15 506.9
10.7
1.66 25 238
6.3
7.3
12 011.9
17 574.1
-4 501.8
20 629.0
9.1
1.49 28 898
6.2
8.4
13 511.9
20 814.7
-6 303.4
28 854.3
6.9
1.33
Bulgarian National Bank (BNB)
ECONOMIC FORECAST SUMMARY
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:?(av)
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
6.4
12.5
4
-24.6
5.1
1.32
1.96 3.4
7.8
2.1
-22.2
5.1
1.44
1.96 3.7
4.6
0.6
-16.9
4.7
1.49
1.96 4.2
3
0.8
-14.9
4.6
1.48
1.96 4
2.4
0.7
-12.8
4.5
1.45
1.96 4.2
2.5
0.9
-10.9
4.4
1.43
1.96
The Economist Intelligence Unit
2007-PRINCIPAL EXPORTS (US$ Millions)
Other metals
Clothing & footwear
Chemicals, plastics & rubber
Other
Iron & steel
2007-PRINCIPAL IMPORTS (CIF) (US$ Millions)
Crude oil & natural gas
Machinery & equipment
Textiles
Chemicals, plastics & rubber
Other
16.3
12.0
10.4
13.0
8.7
6.9
5.9
6.7
60.2
2007-MAIN DESTINATIONS OF EXPORTS (%)
Turkey
Greece
11.5
Germany
Other
Italy
59.7
2007-MAIN ORIGINS OF IMPORTS (%)
Russia
Germany
Italy
Ukraine
14.8
10.2
Other
10.6
10.1
7.5
9.0
5.1
62.0
59.2
The Economic Intelligence Unit Ltd., October 2007
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