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Bulgaria exports to EU on rise, imports decline

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The National Statistical Institute reports that in the period January – July 2016 Bulgaria’s exports to the European Union grew 4.3 percent on the same period of 2015, and exports declined by 1.0 percent. In the period January – August exports to countries outside EU declined by 13.8 percent, and imports by 12.5 percent. The foreign trade balance of the country was negative to the tune of 1476 M euro.




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