From: bliznako@envmsa.eas.asu.edu (Bliznakov, Plamen)
Subject: Statistics from Bulgaria
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.4-b1  
Keywords:  prices, interest rates, exchange rates
Organization: Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 21:03:00 GMT

Here are some numbers published in Bulgarian dailies in the end of July:

Kontinent (July 21):

Food prices in Sofia stores - July 19 [BGL]:

Cow's feta cheese (krave sirene) 1 kg	27-30
Sheep's feta cheese (ovche sirene) 1 kg	35-36
Vitosha cheese (kashkaval) 1 kg		46-53
Balkan cheese (kashkaval) 1 kg		49-60
Butter 0.125 kg				7.40-8.50
Margarine box				18-18.50
Oil 1 l					15-17.50
Sugar 1 kg				10.70-11.50
Egg 1 pc.				0.90-1
Pork meat 1 kg				40.32-50
Sousage dry (suh salam) 1 kg		65.60-86
Sousage wet (presen salam) 1 kg		41-52
Ham (shunka) 1 kg			67-75
Lukanka 1 kg				103-106
Tomatoes in jars			5-8.50


Fruits & vegetables prices at Sofia market places - July 19 [BGL]:

Cucumbers 1 kg				6-10
Tomatoes 1 kg				6-11
Fresh potatoes 1 kg			2-5
Green onions 1 bunch			1-3
Cabbige 1 kg				1.50-4
Carrots 1 bunch				2-4
Apples 1 kg				12-20
Cherries 1 kg				8-12
Lemons 1 kg				11-20

Grape brandy (rakiya) 0.750 l		20-23
Mastika 0.750 l				21-22
Tzarevetz vodka 0.750 l			17-20
Sofia vodka 0.750 l			22-24


Kontinent (August 1-2):

Average food prices in stores - July 31 [BGL]:

					Sofia	Plovdiv	Varna	Russe
Cow's feta cheese (krave sirene) 1 kg	28.30	28.15	28	27.80
Sheep's feta cheese (ovche sirene) 1 kg	35.50	36	46.50	37.10
Vitosha cheese (kashkaval) 1 kg		47.50	47	44	48.30
Balkan cheese (kashkaval) 1 kg		54.20	-	46	54.50
Butter 0.125 kg				8.30	8	8	7
Margarine box				18	18.50	22	19.50
Oil 1 l					16.50	15.50	16	15.50
Sugar 1 kg				11.15	11.65	13	11.50
Egg 1 pc.				0.90	0.80	0.95	0.90
Pork meat 1 kg				46.50	37.60	44	41
Sousage dry (suh salam) 1 kg		80	77	82	75.70
Sousage wet (presen salam) 1 kg		47.30	47.30	42	41.70

Fruits & vegetables prices at market places - July 31 [BGL]:

			Sofia	Plovdiv	Varna	Russe
Cucumbers 1 kg		5	3.20	4	2.50
Tomatoes 1 kg		7.30	4.50	6.50	3.50
Potatoes 1 kg		3.25	2	3.50	3.20
Onions 1 kg		6.50	6	-	4.50
Cabbige 1 kg		4.25	3	3	2.40
Carrots 1 bunch		1.75	1.75	-	1.50
Pepper 1 kg		10	6.50	7	7.40
Apricots 1 kg		7.50	7.50	6.80	4
Lemons 1 kg		17.50	25	-	23.50

Kontinent (July 21):

Interest rates on hard currency deposits [%]

Balkanbank
		USD	DEM	CHF
3 months	5.5	6.5	6.0
6 months	6.0	7.0	6.5
9 months	6.5	7.5	7.0
12 months	7.0	8.0	7.0

Industrial bank
		USD	DEM	CHF
1 month		3.0	7.0	6.0
3 months	3.125	7.25	6.125
6 months	3.25	7.375	6.2575
12 months	3.50	7.50

Bank for Agricultural Credit

Amount		1,000-10,000 $	5,000-25,000 $
3 months	5.25		5.75
6 months	5.50		6.25
12 months	6.25		7.0
savings		4.50		6.0



24 Hours (July 31):

Central bank exchange rates [BGL]:

1 British pound		- 43.561
1 German mark		- 15.305
1000 Italian liras	- 20.232
1 USA dollar		- 22.763
100 French franks	- 453.260
1 Swiss frank		- 17.165
100 Japanese yen	- 17.828
1 Austrian schilling	- 2.1736
100 Belgium frank	- 74.280
100 Greek drahmas	- 12.458
1 Dutch gulden		- 13.567
100 Spanish pesettas	- 24.077
1000 Turkish liras	- 3.223
100 Yugoslav dinars	- 11.368

Gold - 1 tr.oz.		- 8106.4
Silver - 1 tr.oz.	- 88.896

Exchange rates of some banks:

Banks		DEM		USD		CHF
		buys 	sells	buys 	sells	buys 	sells 

Indistrial	15.01	15.40	22.40	22.80	16.78	17.21
Biochim		15.15	15.35	22.70	22.90	17.10	17.30
Postal		15.03	15.47	22.60	23.00	17.04	17.43
Balkanbank	14.80	15.35	22.55	23.05	16.80	17.25
Agricult.credit	15.00	15.50	22.55	22.90	n.q.	n.q.
Construction	n.q.	n.q.	22.50	23.00	n.q.	n.q.
Sredetz		14.90	15.50	22.60	23.00	n.q.	n.q.
Hemus		14.95	15.35	22.55	22.95	n.q.	n.q.
 . .

Best exchange rates of exchange agencies:

		15.20 (Jordan, Altini)
			15.10 (Kres)
				22.90 (Altini)
					22.75 (Select, Jordan, Altini)

Remark: some agencies charge a commision.

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