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Country factfile

Area

110,910 km²

Population

7,493,000

Demographic and economic indicators

	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Population aged 65+: January 1st ('000)	1,325.15	1,321.13	1,318.19	1,318.12	1,318.61
Population density (people per sq km)	71.13	70.98	70.61	70.12	69.64
GDP measured at purchasing power parity (million international $)	72,170.99	79,230.98	86,421.84	94,453.16	95,692.86
Real GDP growth (% growth)	6.24	6.32	6.16	6.02	-6.50
Inflation (% growth)	5.04	7.26	8.40	12.35	2.65
Consumer expenditure (US$ million)	20,078.52	23,614.71	29,095.33	36,395.53	34,917.74
Annual gross income (US$ million)	24,243.47	28,273.74	34,984.67	44,002.35	41,266.88
Annual disposable income (US$ million)	20,395.21	23,828.50	29,453.90	36,828.89	35,046.38

Source

• World Economic Factbook
• European Marketing Data and Statistics
• Future Demographic

Lifestyle indicators

	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Consumer expenditure on food (US$ million)	4,210.2	4,718.3	5,570.8	6,617.7	6,075.2
Internet users ('000)	1,545.19	1,841.09	2,368.04	2,245.67	2,534.71
New registrations of passenger cars ('000)	25.96	36.67	43.52	45.14
Consumer electronics (Lev million)	309.90	308.81	308.50	309.08
Dog and cat food (Lev million)	34.59	37.07	40.06	43.04	45.99

Source

• World Income Distribution
• Who Buys What
• World Consumer Spending
• World Consumer Lifestyles Databook

Market sizes

	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Soft drinks (million litres)	981	1,033	1,085	1,139	1,195
Soft drinks (Lev million)	371	385	401	417	434
Tobacco (Lev million)	1,656	2,337	2,796	3,032	3,142
Cosmetics and toiletries (Lev million)	301	316	332	348	365
Tourism receipts (US$ million)	2,412	2,610	2,753	3,262	2,959

Source

• Consumer Eastern Europe

Business information sources

• Bulgarska Narodna Banka
  (Bulgarian National Bank) ( www.bnb.bg )
• National Statistical Institute (NSI) ( www.nsi.bg )