The Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis industry in Bulgaria was represented by 8,898 companies at the end of 2017, compared to 9,246 in the previous year and 9,173 in 2015.
The industry's net profit amounted to BGN 103,174,000 in 2017.
The industry's total revenue was BGN 1,366,322,000 in 2017, down by 4.68% compared to the previous year.
The combined costs of the companies in the Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis industry reached BGN 1,234,117,000 in 2017, up by 4.96% year-on-year.
The industry's total revenue makes up 1.57% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2017, compared to 1.71% for 2016 and 2.14% in 2015.
A total of 13,931 people were employed in the Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis industry in 2017, compared to 13,841 in 2016 and 14,138 in 2015.
Most of the companies in the industry are based in Sofia, followed by Varna and Plovdiv.