Summary
Production

• The increase in production in the tailoring industry continued for the third consecutive quarter. Yoy increase is 7.6% and as to the second quarter of 2013 it is up by 9.3%. In the first nine months of 2013 the increase is 4.3 YoY.
• Turnover of products, goods and services jumped 6.9% YoY and to the second quarter of 2012 - by 8.7%. In the first nine months of the year on an annual basis turnover is up by 9.2%.

Foreign Trade

• In the third quarter of 2013 there is an increase in trade with tailoring, textiles and knitwear products for second consecutive quarter. Rise is 11.9% YoY. In the first nine months the increase is 5%.
• Share in the whole foreign trade of the country in the Jan-Sept 2013 period is 5.6%, in exports - 7.3% and in imports - 4.1%. Compared to the first nine months of 2012 the changes are: trade – no change, exports – down 0.2 percentage points, imports – down 0.8 pp.
• The trend of increase in imports of tailoring products continued in the third quarter of 2013 for second quarter in a row. Yoy increase is 17.1%. In the first nine months of the year the increase is 6.6%.
• In the third quarter of 2013 export increased as well. Compared to the second quarter of 2013 it is bigger by 19%, and on an annual basis – by 4.7%. During the January-September period the rise is 1.5%.

Domestic Market Sales

• The bulk of the production from the tailoring industry in Bulgaria is still a toll manufacturing. In the January-September period only about 2% of the produced apparel and other tailoring products are sold domestically.
• Sales of Bulgarian manufacturers on the domestic market in the third quarter of 2013 are up on annual basis. Compared to the third quarter of 2013 the increase is 68.4%.
• In the first nine months the increase is 23.6%.

Contents
I .    MAIN MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS
1.1.    Third Quarter (Q3’2013)
1.1.1.    Gross Domestic Product
1.1.2.    Production
1.1.3.    Retail Sales
1.1.4.    Foreign Trade
1.1.5.    Direct Foreign Investments
1.1.6.    Employment
1.1.7.    Salaries and Labor Productivity
1.1.8.    International Tourism
1.2.    First Nine Months (IX'2013)
II .    MAIN TRENDS IN THE SECTOR
2.1.    Production
2.2.    Foreign Trade
2.3.    Domestic Market Sales
III .    PRODUCTION
3.1.    Third Quarter Q3' 2013
3.2.    First Nine Months IX'2013
3.2.1.    Apparel for Men and Boys
3.2.2.    Apparel for Women and Girls
3.2.3.    Workclothes
3.2.4.    Shirts and Blouses
IV .    IMPORT - EXPORT
4.1.    Foreign Trade Balance
4.1.1.    Third Quarter Q3’ 2013
4.1.2.    First Nine Months IX' 2013
4.2.    Import
4.2.1.    Third Quarter Q3’ 2013
4.2.2.    First Nine Months IX' 2013
4.2.3.    Apparel for Men and Boys
4.2.4.    Apparel for Women and Girls
4.2.5.    Shirts and Blouses
4.2.6.    Other Tailoring Products
4.3.    Export
4.3.1.    Third Quarter Q3’ 2013
4.3.2.    First Nine Months IX' 2013
4.3.3.    Apparel for Men and Boys
4.3.4.    Apparel for Women and Girls
4.3.5.    Shirts and Blouses
4.3.6.    Other Tailoring Products
V .    DOMESTIC MARKET SALES
5.1.    Third Quarter Q3’2012
5.2.    First Nine Months IX'2013
5.2.1.    Apparel for Men and Boys
5.2.2.    Apparel for Women and Girls
5.2.3.    Workclothes
5.2.4.    Shirts and Blouses
VI .    EMPLOYMENT AND SALARIES
6.1.    Employees
6.1.1.    Third Quarter Q3’ 2013
6.1.2.    First Nine Months IX' 2013
6.2.    Average Monthly Salary
6.2.1.    Third Quarter Q3’ 2013
6.2.2.    First Nine Months IX' 2013
VII .    COMPANIES FROM THE SECTOR
7.1.    Leading Companies from the Subsector by Number of Employees
7.2.    Certified Companies
7.3.    GS1 Members
7.4.    Public Companies from the Subsector
7.4.1.    Mizia 96 JSC - Pleven
7.4.2.    Other Companies
VIII .    COMPANY - DIGEST
IX .    APPENDICES
X .    INDEX OF TABLES AND DIAGRAMS