The Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles industry in Bulgaria was represented by 29,863 companies at the end of 2016, compared to 28,933 in the previous year and 28,717 in 2014.
The industry's net profit amounted to BGN 2,536,768,000 in 2016.
The industry's total revenue was BGN 72,876,907,000 in 2016, up by 0.97% compared to the previous year.
The combined costs of the companies in the Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles industry reached BGN 70,042,192,000 in 2016, up by 0.87% year-on-year.
The industry's total revenue makes up 86.86% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2016, compared to 89.41% for 2015 and 89.06% in 2014.
A total of 132,579 people were employed in the Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles industry in 2016, compared to 138,621 in 2015 and 132,895 in 2014.
Most of the companies in the industry are based in Sofia, followed by Plovdiv and Varna.