Summary
Production

• In the third quarter of 2009 the revenues from sales of products and goods and services of the enterprises in the furniture industry in Bulgaria reported a decrease of 35.2%. In the first nine months the decline is 46.6%.
• Production in the third quarter is lower by 36% (in the first half-year - 34%), and in the first nine months - by 34.7%.

Foreign Trade

• In the third quarter import continued to rapidly decline, as compared to 2008 it is 44.1% lower. In the first nine months the reduction is 31.4%.
• The decrease of export in the third quarter is lower - 20.3% (in the first half of 2009 - 24.7%). In the first nine months the drop is by 23.3%.
• The decrease in import is 2.3 times bigger than the decline in export, and as a result of which the positive foreign trade balance is EUR 10.3 mln. Compared to the third quarter of 2008, when the balance is negative, the improvement is by EUR 13.3 mln. During the first nine months the surplus is higher by 76%.

Domestic Market Sales

• The main part of the furniture produced in Bulgaria is for export. Producers included in the monthly sample sold 209 tons on the domestic market, which is about 17% of their output in the third quarter.
• In the first nine months of 2009, domestic market sales were higher by 4.3%.

Contents
I .    MAIN MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS
1.1.    Third Quarter (Q3`2009)
1.1.1.    Production
1.1.2.    Gross Domestic Product
1.1.3.    Foreign Trade
1.1.4.    Foreign Direct Investments
1.1.5.    Employment
1.1.6.    Salaries
1.1.7.    Labour Expenses of Employers
1.1.8.    International Tourism
1.1.9.    Inflation
1.2.    First Nine Months (IX`2009)
II .    MAIN TRENDS IN THE SECTOR
2.1.    Production
2.2.    Foreign Trade
2.3.    Domestic Market Sales
III .    PRODUCTION
3.1.    Third Quarter
3.2.    First Nine Months
IV .    IMPORT - EXPORT
4.1.    Import, Export, Balance
4.1.1.    Third Quarter
4.1.2.    First Nine Months
4.2.    Import
4.2.1.    Third Quarter
4.2.2.    First Nine Months
4.2.3.    Chairs and Seats
4.2.4.    Other Furniture and Parts Thereof
4.3.    Export
4.3.1.    Third Quarter
4.3.2.    First Nine Months
4.3.3.    Chairs and Seats
4.3.4.    Other Furniture and Parts Thereof
V .    DOMESTIC MARKET SALES
5.1.    Third Quarter
5.2.    First Nine Months
VI .    COMPANIES FROM THE SECTOR
6.1.    Top companies by profit
6.2.    ISO Certified Companies
6.3.    OHSAS 18001 Certificate
6.4.    GS1 Members
6.5.    Public Companies in the Sector
6.5.1.    Nikrom - Trabna Mebel JSC
6.5.2.    Metron JSC
6.5.3.    Bryast-D JSC
6.5.4.    Yavor JSC
VII .    COMPANY – DIGEST
VIII .    APPENDIXES