The Manufacture of paper and paper products industry in Bulgaria was represented by 521 companies at the end of 2016, compared to 516 in the previous year and 496 in 2014.
The industry's net profit amounted to BGN 82,131,000 in 2016.
The industry's total revenue was BGN 1,332,006,000 in 2016, up by 11.06% compared to the previous year.
The combined costs of the companies in the Manufacture of paper and paper products industry reached BGN 1,239,143,000 in 2016, up by 14.30% year-on-year.
The industry's total revenue makes up 1.59% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2016, compared to 1.49% for 2015 and 1.36% in 2014.
A total of 9,743 people were employed in the Manufacture of paper and paper products industry in 2016, compared to 9,306 in 2015 and 8,736 in 2014.
Most of the companies in the industry are based in Sofia, followed by Plovdiv and Varna.