Table of contents:

1. Methodology

2. Executive summary

   • Macroeconomic environment of the construction market in Bulgaria
   • Gross domestic product
   • Investments
   • EU membership
   • Foreign direct investments
   • Inflation and exchange rates

3. General overview of the construction sector in Bulgaria

   • Employment and wages
   • Construction companies
   • Taxes related to construction
   • Cement production
   Development forecasts for the construction market in 2007-2009

4. Civil engineering construction in Bulgaria

   • Road network
   • Railway network
   • Airport construction
   • Ports
   • Environmental projects
   • Development forecasts for the civil engineering construction in 2007-2009

5. Non-residential construction in Bulgaria

   • Office market
   • Market of trade and services space
   • Market of industrial and warehousing buildings
   • Development forecasts for non-residential construction in 2007-2009

6. Residential construction in Bulgaria

   • Housing stock
   • Homes completed and new construction permits
   • Home prices
   • Holiday homes
   • Development forecasts for residential construction in 2007-2009

7. List of graphs

8. List of tables

List of graphs and Tables:

List of graphs

1. Construction works, GDP and GVA in construction in Bulgaria (%, real y-o-y changes), 2001-2006
2. GDP in Bulgaria (%), 2000-2006
3. Construction share in GVA in Bulgaria (%), 2000-2006
4. Gross fixed capital formation in Bulgaria (%), 2000-2006
5. NRSF allocation by Operational Program in Bulgaria, 2007-2012
6. FDI in Bulgaria (€ bn), 2000-2006
7. CPI in Bulgaria (%), 2000-2006
8. Construction prices in Bulgaria (%), 2001-2006
9. Construction and assembly output change in Bulgaria (%), 2001-2006
10. Value and y-o-y real changes of the construction market in Bulgaria (€ bn and %), 2001-2006
11. Forecasts for construction and assembly output in Bulgaria (%), 2007-2009
12. Average monthly net salary in construction in Bulgaria (BGN), Q1 2004-Q4 2006
13. Civil engineering construction and assembly output in Bulgaria, by type of building 2005
14. Length of total road network by country in Europe ('000 km), 2003
15. Trans-European transport cossidors in Bulgaria
16. Railroad infrastructure projects in Bulgaria
17. Civil engineering construction and assembly output in Bulgaria (%, y-o-y growth), 2007-2009
18. Non-residential construction and assembly output in Bulgaria, by type of building, 2005
19. Total office stock in Sofia per location, 2006
20. Prime CEE office yields (%), Q1 2003-Q2 2006
21. Existing and projected shopping centres in Sofia
22. Contemprary industrial inventory in selected Sofia submarkets (m2), 2006
23. CEE total modern industrial stock ('000 m2), 2006
24. Value of investments in commercial real estate in the CEE countries (€ bn), 1998-H1 2006
25. Non-residential construction and assembly output in Bulgaria (%, y-o-y growth), 2007-2009
26. Homes completed in Bulgaria ('000), 2003-2006
27. Residential buildings for which construction permits were issued in Bulgaria ('000), 2002-2006
28. Structure of dwellings completed in Bulgaria by type of materials (%), 2005
29. Cumulative coastal holiday homes supply (apartment units) in Bulgaria, June 2005-December 2006
30. Cumulative mountain holiday homes supply (apartment units) in Bulgaria, June 2005-December 2006
31. Residential construction and assembly output in Bulgaria (% y-o-y growth), 2007-2009

List of tables

1. Average net monthly salaries in industry, construction and trade in Bulgaria (€), 2006
2. Top construction companies in Bulgaria, 2005
3. Road network in Bulgaria compared with other Central European countries, 2006
4. Sources of finance for the planned railways projects in Bulgaria, 2007-2013
5. EU funds allocated for the transport projects in Bulgaria (€ m), 2007-2013
6. Class A projects delivered in Sofia in 2006
7. Rental rates for contemporary industrial space in selected locations in Bulgaria (€/m2/month), 2007
8. Number of homes completed in Bulgaria, by regions, 2005-2006
9. Average home prices in selected cities in Bulgaria, Q4 2006 and Q1 2007
10. Sales prices (€/m2) in selected coastal resorts in Bulgaria, 2006
11. Sales prices (€/m2) in selected Bulgarian mountain resorts, 2006

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