The Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment industry in Bulgaria was represented by 3,529 companies at the end of 2018, compared to 3,504 in the previous year and 3,636 in 2016.
The industry's net profit amounted to BGN 456,113,000 in 2018.
The industry's total revenue was BGN 4,877,990,000 in 2018, down by 2.72% compared to the previous year.
The combined costs of the companies in the Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment industry reached BGN 4,367,810,000 in 2018, up by 1.97% year-on-year.
The industry's total revenue makes up 4.93% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2018, compared to 5.22% for 2017 and 4.92% in 2016.
A total of 55,808 people were employed in the Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment industry in 2018, compared to 56,144 in 2017 and 55,229 in 2016.
Most of the companies in the industry are based in Sofia, followed by Plovdiv and Varna.