The Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment industry in Bulgaria was represented by 3,636 companies at the end of 2016, compared to 3,676 in the previous year and 3,677 in 2014.
The industry's net profit amounted to BGN 590,308,000 in 2016.
The industry's total revenue was BGN 4,564,310,000 in 2016, up by 12.90% compared to the previous year.
The combined costs of the companies in the Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment industry reached BGN 3,905,954,000 in 2016, up by 8.34% year-on-year.
The industry's total revenue makes up 5.44% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2016, compared to 5.01% for 2015 and 4.46% in 2014.
A total of 55,229 people were employed in the Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment industry in 2016, compared to 56,636 in 2015 and 51,105 in 2014.
Most of the companies in the industry are based in Sofia, followed by Plovdiv and Varna.