GENERAL LIVING CONDITIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R015500180010-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 2, 2006
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: December 18, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT REPORT
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COUNTRY Bulgaria,
SUBJECT General Living Conditions
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THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES, WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 18, SECTIONS 793
AND 794, OF THE U.S. CODE, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVE-
LATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS
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1.1 the standard of living in Bulgax3..a is very bad. It has
deteriorated a great deal after the currenoy reform of May 1952. A common
laborer earns an average of 400 to 500 lava per month. The inadequacy of such
a wage is best illustrated by current prices,, which are as foJ.lws
a. Meat., 23-24 lava per kilo;
b. WUte cheeses 17-18 levy per kilo
C,1 Balkan cheese,, 2S lava per kilo-
d. Butter, 20-25 lava per kilo;
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Dark, bnead9 2 o6 l 'a per k iDg
h~.~)g
f. WILts ead9 six, lc-qa per
xne e.~i?g
g0 Rough Fait thO 100-120 l wa per
"',o I rood ,1 )th9 3,, lc ? e per rtaeterg
1o Ka,,='.',g w, 80-; '26ov,' and
11o
so,,:* i:9 W-25 lera P,,s ? peiro
"? In fl"oa fro to to and trade's 1: n that of e~ c rr~rra ,
,a~ ~(E c e o However; men i.:c official po;*itione fare w4l.c3h better becvausa of t:e r'
Cc mn, mist Parr s 'Pi1 +ion,,s, o They a Teza,ge a, ran n.t)h'= mm,Io m of
,v3d add.1t1o na most of their ,vee w?r and average ~1~ :r a lA
=,e tw a m, 5C0 and 600 I (Ko a per month.
k a ra' ,;t, of threee oon.4 ,tio;csea Bu.Igari. ae forego most of the pleae?uires they
pre`, o , 1.y er: joyedo They r e attend a clnema or how a: d are m t ?.tly In
da` t bec3a m they req a re ,?a ' ad a s ee to meet their monthly expenses. U ide
1 ? p t a , .t wage scaLep the ors xa:? r w o r k e r : g ar hrd ai c are hx..s h .ic -vexoAv y
ee - ~. , e , ~ a da ~.r of goo &, to be h ~;a~gY t on the open
I of w.C 5 ; L Ss pow .rq together with that t?e rah .a. ::i of ratl( x:?t.g h,, J p,=~t
end to , ma k(At, &NU Atiee o
The ;gale of drags 3.9 oompletelr, seder goon omer t o Dg s are u t .Inab1.e
by p, e c~5 by , o1 r, for any do A or at the State phar a?.L.e o The more popular d . gs
3 r s .5 6 3 k~ a: ~a,g ~~ !;ost forms of eedatd;Te d r ?~).1:` ' t~1 e ?s c ls~i'r ~i ~l ;! ~ 1 <
Ps'.ta,L'.:Qtx qm ~',treptcm cdm Nre alm''a,t vm*) sa1.,`?!lab e'o
o .~ t eatw s t a -: a?ol to ever as 1 a-111 the h i ap.1ta a at, lmo cr~ats t,.
the but, pati FwIl mu,4,- pay d cx-r a&q- treatment re';mokred at SA.41~ ~+c: ~:,?~
~ Nw no a d y at the gone-y ..ax e.vat-, ~hoar ,.
f i.. o Wt d t c w
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t; h ant. 'h' & e prate N ~ , 3 Lm 'their free (d w
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