The Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles industry in Bulgaria was represented by 14,879 companies at the end of 2017, compared to 14,337 in the previous year and 13,623 in 2015.
The industry's net profit amounted to BGN 283,391,000 in 2017.
The industry's total revenue was BGN 9,271,487,000 in 2017, up by 14.67% compared to the previous year.
The combined costs of the companies in the Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles industry reached BGN 8,951,295,000 in 2017, up by 14.89% year-on-year.
The industry's total revenue makes up 10.65% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2017, compared to 9.64% for 2016 and 9.45% in 2015.
A total of 34,288 people were employed in the Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles industry in 2017, compared to 35,510 in 2016 and 36,998 in 2015.
Most of the companies in the industry are based in Sofia, followed by Plovdiv and Varna.