The Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles industry in Romania was represented by 19,025 companies at the end of 2016, compared to 17,946 in the previous year and 16,936 in 2014.
The industry's net profit amounted to RON 1,221,986,735 in 2016.
The industry's total revenue was RON 40,854,468,899 in 2016, up by 12.35% 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 RON 39,353,954,754 in 2016, up by 11.23% year-on-year.
The industry's total revenue makes up 4.38% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2016, compared to 4.22% for 2015 and 3.76% in 2014.
A total of 85,659 people were employed in the Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles industry in 2016, compared to 83,702 in 2015 and 80,631 in 2014.
Most of the companies in the industry are based in Bucharest, followed by Cluj and Ilfov.