The Manufacture of paper and paper products industry in Bulgaria was represented by 508 companies at the end of 2017, compared to 521 in the previous year and 516 in 2015.
The industry's net profit amounted to BGN 144,108,000 in 2017.
The industry's total revenue was BGN 1,397,663,000 in 2017, up by 4.93% compared to the previous year.
The combined costs of the companies in the Manufacture of paper and paper products industry reached BGN 1,243,101,000 in 2017, up by 0.32% year-on-year.
The industry's total revenue makes up 1.60% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2017, compared to 1.59% for 2016 and 1.49% in 2015.
A total of 9,533 people were employed in the Manufacture of paper and paper products industry in 2017, compared to 9,743 in 2016 and 9,306 in 2015.
Most of the companies in the industry are based in Sofia, followed by Plovdiv and Varna.