The Other professional, scientific and technical activities industry in Bulgaria was represented by 9,965 companies at the end of 2016, compared to 9,297 in the previous year and 8,619 in 2014.
The industry's net profit amounted to BGN 372,889,000 in 2016.
The industry's total revenue was BGN 1,917,129,000 in 2016, up by 16.76% compared to the previous year.
The combined costs of the companies in the Other professional, scientific and technical activities industry reached BGN 1,516,738,000 in 2016, up by 13.81% year-on-year.
The industry's total revenue makes up 2.28% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2016, compared to 2.03% for 2015 and 1.71% in 2014.
A total of 12,645 people were employed in the Other professional, scientific and technical activities industry in 2016, compared to 11,918 in 2015 and 10,737 in 2014.
Most of the companies in the industry are based in Sofia, followed by Varna and Plovdiv.