National Statistical Institute (Bulgaria)
The National Statistical Institute or NSI (Bulgarian: Национален статистически институт or НСИ) is the Bulgarian state agency responsible for the collection and dissemination of statistical data on the population, economy and environment of the country.[1] The National Statistical Institute was established in 1880 as a Department of the Ministry of Finance.[2] 1880 A Statistical Division was established at the Ministry of Justice (21 January 1880 ) 1880 A Statistical Organizational Division was formed at the Ministry of Finance (June 25, 1880) 1880 The beginning of the Population censuses in Principality of Bulgaria was established with the Law of 13 December 1880 1881 The first Population census was conducted on 1 January 1881 1881 The Bulgarian Official Statistical Office was created.The Statistical Division turned into independent Statistical Office 1896 The first Census of the Civil Servants was conducted 1897 A Law on the Statistics Directorate in the Principality of Bulgaria and a Law on Population Census, Housing and Livestock 1897 For the first time a Census of Land Property in Bulgaria was conducted 1907 A Law on the Statistics Directorate General in the Bulgarian Kingdom 1908 Issued a publication “Monthly Statistical Reviews “ 1909 The first Census in Industry was carried out 1910 Published the first Statistical Yearbook 1925 Conducted the first Household Budgets Survey 1926 The first General Economic Census was conducted, together with the Population Census during the same year.For first time in Europe a sampling method for quick aggregation of the results from General Agricultural Farms Census was used 1929 The first specialized magazine of the Statistics Directorate General started.