The Manufacture of beverages industry in Bulgaria was represented by 931 companies at the end of 2016, compared to 924 in the previous year and 902 in 2014.
The industry's net profit amounted to BGN 124,233,000 in 2016.
The industry's total revenue was BGN 1,796,808,000 in 2016, up by 0.50% compared to the previous year.
The combined costs of the companies in the Manufacture of beverages industry reached BGN 1,655,544,000 in 2016, down by 5.51% year-on-year.
The industry's total revenue makes up 2.14% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2016, compared to 2.21% for 2015 and 2.14% in 2014.
A total of 12,120 people were employed in the Manufacture of beverages industry in 2016, compared to 13,178 in 2015 and 12,611 in 2014.
Most of the companies in the industry are based in Sofia, followed by Asenovgrad and Shumen.