The Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials industry in Bulgaria was represented by 1,896 companies at the end of 2017, compared to 1,956 in the previous year and 2,012 in 2015.
The industry's net profit amounted to BGN 48,658,000 in 2017.
The industry's total revenue was BGN 1,162,177,000 in 2017, up by 7.18% compared to the previous year.
The combined costs of the companies in the Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials industry reached BGN 1,107,401,000 in 2017, up by 3.47% year-on-year.
The industry's total revenue makes up 1.33% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2017, compared to 1.29% for 2016 and 1.37% in 2015.
A total of 14,504 people were employed in the Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials industry in 2017, compared to 14,648 in 2016 and 15,708 in 2015.
Most of the companies in the industry are based in Sofia, followed by Sarnitsa and Plovdiv.