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Tailoring Industry - Development of the production, import, Export and sales in Bulgaria

Summary
Production

• During the second quarter of 2009 decrease in sales of products, goods and services in the tailoring industry is less. Compared with the same period of 2008 the decrease is 18.9 percent (21.4% in the first quarter).
• Compared with the first half of 2008 the reduction is 20.3%.

Foreign Trade

• In the second quarter of 2009, the reduction of import is higher compared to the first. Compared with the same period of 2008 the decrease is 28.1% (in the first quarter it was 19.9 percent). The decline for the first half is 23.7%.
• The decrease of export compared with the first quarter of 2009 is less. In comparison with the same period of 2008 the decrease is 23.6% (25.4% in the first quarter). For the first half-year the reduction is 24.5%.

Domestic Market Sales

• Sales of clothing on the domestic market are small. Companies included in the extract, sold 2.9% of the total produced quantities in the second quarter and -2.1 percent in the first half-year.
• Companies included in the extract sold with 18.1 percent fewer goods in the second quarter compared to the corresponding period of 2008 and in the first half-year - with 20.9 percent less.