The Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles industry in Bulgaria was represented by 15,387 companies at the end of 2018, compared to 14,879 in the previous year and 14,337 in 2016.
The industry's net profit amounted to BGN 341,221,000 in 2018.
The industry's total revenue was BGN 10,050,729,000 in 2018, up by 8.40% 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 9,669,384,000 in 2018, up by 8.02% year-on-year.
The industry's total revenue makes up 10.16% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2018, compared to 9.66% for 2017 and 8.72% in 2016.
A total of 37,901 people were employed in the Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles industry in 2018, compared to 34,288 in 2017 and 35,510 in 2016.
Most of the companies in the industry are based in Sofia, followed by Plovdiv and Varna.