Bulgaria Industrial Production2001-2020 Data | 2021-2022 Forecast | Calendar

Industrial production in Bulgaria slid 15.7 percent year-on-year in April of 2020, following a downwardly revised 6.8 percent fall in the previous month. It was the biggest decline in industrial activity since September of 2009, as output dropped faster for both manufacturing (-18.5 percent vs -9.7 percent in March) and electricity, gas, steam & air conditioning supply (-10.9 percent vs -0.4 percent). Also, mining & quarrying production slowed (9.3 percent vs 12.2 percent). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, industrial production decreased 11.4 percent, after a 5 percent drop in March.

Industrial production in Bulgaria fell 6.9 percent year-on-year in March of 2020, after showing no growth in the previous month. It was the biggest drop in industrial activity since February of 2010, as manufacturing activity declined sharply (-9.8 percent vs 1.8 percent in February). In addition, production for electricity, gas, steam & air conditioning supply continued to drop (-0.4 percent vs -7.4 percent) while mining & quarrying output rebounded (12.3 percent vs -1.1 percent). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, industrial production decreased 5.1 percent, also the most since February of 2010 and compared to a downwardly revised 0.8 percent increase in February.

Industrial production in Bulgaria rose 0.1 percent from a year earlier in February 2020, following a downwardly revised 0.5 percent fall in the previous month. Output shrank less for mining & quarrying (-8.5 percent vs -11.3 percent in January), of which mining of coal and lignite (-32 percent vs -37.2 percent); and electricity, gas, steam & air conditioning supply (-6.3 percent vs -7.5). Meanwhile, manufacturing output growth slowed (2.4 percent vs 2.5 percent), mostly due to other transport equipment (17.9 percent vs 24.1 percent), motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (4.8 percent vs 13.3 percent), and basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations (-10.3 percent vs -0.1 percent). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, industrial production went up 1.1 percent, easing from an upwardly revised 2.2 percent gain in the prior month.

Industrial production in Bulgaria decreased 0.7 percent from a year earlier in January of 2020, following a downwardly revised 1.3 percent fall in the previous month. This was the third consecutive month of a downturn in industrial activity, as output shrank for mining & quarrying (-11.7 percent vs 4.4 percent in December), dragged by mining of coal and lignite (-37.2 percent vs -19.3 percent) and electricity, gas, steam & air conditioning supply (-7.2 percent vs -9 percent). In contrast, manufacturing activity rose 2.1 percent, after stalling in the previous month, supported by the production of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (13.4 percent vs 10.3 percent); textiles (9 percent vs -3.5 percent) and basic metals (8.5 percent vs -12.1 percent). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, industrial production advanced 1.6 percent, after a downwardly revised 1.7 percent decline in the preceding month.