The Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials industry in Bulgaria was represented by 1,891 companies at the end of 2018, compared to 1,896 in the previous year and 1,956 in 2016.
The industry's net profit amounted to BGN 17,809,000 in 2018.
The industry's total revenue was BGN 1,189,331,000 in 2018, up by 2.34% compared to the previous year.
The combined costs of the companies in the Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials industry reached BGN 1,167,854,000 in 2018, up by 5.46% year-on-year.
The industry's total revenue makes up 1.20% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2018, compared to 1.21% for 2017 and 1.17% in 2016.
A total of 14,293 people were employed in the Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials industry in 2018, compared to 14,504 in 2017 and 14,648 in 2016.
Most of the companies in the industry are based in Sofia, followed by Sarnitsa and Rakitovo.