The Construction of buildings industry in Bulgaria was represented by 8,070 companies at the end of 2018, compared to 7,855 in the previous year and 7,764 in 2016.
The industry's net profit amounted to BGN 396,832,000 in 2018.
The industry's total revenue was BGN 7,242,353,000 in 2018, up by 11.92% compared to the previous year.
The combined costs of the companies in the Construction of buildings industry reached BGN 6,786,455,000 in 2018, up by 11.42% year-on-year.
The industry's total revenue makes up 7.32% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2018, compared to 6.74% for 2017 and 5.63% in 2016.
A total of 55,895 people were employed in the Construction of buildings industry in 2018, compared to 54,245 in 2017 and 50,608 in 2016.
Most of the companies in the industry are based in Sofia, followed by Varna and Plovdiv.