The Manufacture of beverages industry in Bulgaria was represented by 920 companies at the end of 2017, compared to 931 in the previous year and 924 in 2015.
The industry's net profit amounted to BGN 133,723,000 in 2017.
The industry's total revenue was BGN 1,830,379,000 in 2017, up by 1.87% compared to the previous year.
The combined costs of the companies in the Manufacture of beverages industry reached BGN 1,678,192,000 in 2017, up by 1.37% year-on-year.
The industry's total revenue makes up 2.10% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2017, compared to 2.14% for 2016 and 2.21% in 2015.
A total of 12,005 people were employed in the Manufacture of beverages industry in 2017, compared to 12,120 in 2016 and 13,178 in 2015.
Most of the companies in the industry are based in Sofia, followed by Shumen and Asenovgrad.