The Manufacture of wearing apparel industry in Bulgaria was represented by 4,467 companies at the end of 2017, compared to 4,479 in the previous year and 4,441 in 2015.
The industry's net profit amounted to BGN 175,527,000 in 2017.
The industry's total revenue was BGN 2,832,492,000 in 2017, up by 1.64% compared to the previous year.
The combined costs of the companies in the Manufacture of wearing apparel industry reached BGN 2,635,335,000 in
2017, up by 2.71% year-on-year.
The industry's total revenue makes up 3.25% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2017, compared to 3.32% for 2016 and 3.26% in 2015.
A total of 84,804 people were employed in the Manufacture of wearing apparel industry in 2017, compared to 90,713 in 2016 and 97,853 in 2015.
Most of the companies in the industry are based in Sofia, followed by Plovdiv and Haskovo.