Summary
Production

• In the third quarter for the first time in 2009 the industry reported a decrease in turnover from sales of production, goods and services by 2.8%. During the first nine months sales turnover was higher by 7.7%.
• The decline in production was 9.8 percent in the third quarter. During the first nine months it was less by 2%.

Foreign Trade

• Import of meat and meat products increased in the third quarter by 27%, and in the first nine months by 6.9%.
• Export of meat and meat products continued to grow and in the third quarter growth was over 2 times. For the first nine months the increase was 65.4%.
• The negative balance in the third quarter deteriorated by 3.4% and in the first nine months - by 0.3%.

Domestic Market

• Compared with the third quarter of 2008 companies included in the sample of NSI, sold 1.1 thousand tons more poultry meat.
• During the first nine months they sold 5.4 thousand tons more poultry meat and 473 tons bovine meat.

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
2.1.    Production
2.2.    Foreign Trade
2.3.    Domestic Market
III .    PRODUCTION
3.1.    Third Quarter
3.2.    First Nine Months
IV .    IMPORT - EXPORT
4.1.    Foreign Trade 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
4.3.    Export
4.3.1.    Third Quarter
4.3.2.    First Nine Months
V .    DOMESTIC MARKET
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.    HACCP Certified Companies
6.4.    OHSAS 18001 Certificied Companies
6.5.    GS1 Members
6.6.    Public Companies from the Sector
VII .    COMPANIES - DIGEST
VIII .    APPENDIXES
IX .    INDEX OF THE TABLES AND GRAPHS