The Manufacture of food products industry in Bulgaria was represented by 5,391 companies at the end of 2018, compared to 5,445 in the previous year and 5,501 in 2016.
The industry's net profit amounted to BGN 433,113,000 in 2018.
The industry's total revenue was BGN 10,456,164,000 in 2018, up by 3.45% compared to the previous year.
The combined costs of the companies in the Manufacture of food products industry reached BGN 9,967,212,000 in 2018, up by 3.60% year-on-year.
The industry's total revenue makes up 10.57% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2018, compared to 10.53% for 2017 and 10.38% in 2016.
A total of 74,152 people were employed in the Manufacture of food products industry in 2018, compared to 74,067 in 2017 and 75,588 in 2016.
Most of the companies in the industry are based in Sofia, followed by Plovdiv and Varna.