The Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles industry in Bulgaria was represented by 14,337 companies at the end of 2016, compared to 13,623 in the previous year and 13,043 in 2014.
The industry's net profit amounted to BGN 260,450,000 in 2016.
The industry's total revenue was BGN 8,085,118,000 in 2016, up by 6.04% compared to the previous year.
The combined costs of the companies in the Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles industry reached BGN 7,791,167,000 in 2016, up by 6.24% year-on-year.
The industry's total revenue makes up 9.64% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2016, compared to 9.45% for 2015 and 8.28% in 2014.
A total of 35,510 people were employed in the Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles industry in 2016, compared to 36,998 in 2015 and 36,418 in 2014.
Most of the companies in the industry are based in Sofia, followed by Plovdiv and Varna.