The Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. industry in Bulgaria was represented by 1,045 companies at the end of 2018, compared to 991 in the previous year and 972 in 2016.
The industry's net profit amounted to BGN 287,454,000 in 2018.
The industry's total revenue was BGN 3,979,695,000 in 2018, up by 9.72% compared to the previous year.
The combined costs of the companies in the Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. industry reached BGN 3,658,086,000 in 2018, up by 12.34% year-on-year.
The industry's total revenue makes up 4.02% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2018, compared to 3.78% for 2017 and 3.38% in 2016.
A total of 34,168 people were employed in the Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. industry in 2018, compared to 31,483 in 2017 and 30,939 in 2016.
Most of the companies in the industry are based in Sofia, followed by Plovdiv and Stara Zagora.