According to the preliminary data released by
Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute, in November 2008 the country registered a 33.1 percent decrease in its
iron ore output, a 10.8 percent drop in its steel
production and a 16.2 decrease in its steel products output, excluding machines and equipment, all compared with the same period last year. The respective figures in metric tons were 56,100, 196,700 and 294,000.