The Postal and courier activities industry in Bulgaria was represented by 1,164 companies at the end of 2016, compared to 1,179 in the previous year and 1,067 in 2014.
The industry's net profit amounted to BGN 46,833,000 in 2016.
The industry's total revenue was BGN 741,647,000 in 2016, up by 9.41% compared to the previous year.
The combined costs of the companies in the Postal and courier activities industry reached BGN 688,515,000 in 2016, up by 10.54% year-on-year.
The industry's total revenue makes up 0.88% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2016, compared to 0.84% for 2015 and 0.80% in 2014.
A total of 24,662 people were employed in the Postal and courier activities industry in 2016, compared to 32,639 in 2015 and 24,956 in 2014.
Most of the companies in the industry are based in Sofia, followed by Plovdiv and Varna.