The Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials industry in Bulgaria was represented by 2,012 companies at the end of 2015, compared to 1,990 in the previous year and 1,894 in 2013.
The industry's net profit amounted to BGN 16,954,000 in 2015. The industry's total revenue was BGN 1,108,185,000 in
2015, up by 10.44% compared to the previous year.The combined costs of the companies in the Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials industry reached BGN 1,085,831,000 in 2015, up by 11.98% year-on-year.
The industry's total revenue makes up 1.37% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2015, compared to 1.29% for 2014 and 1.26% in 2013. A total of 15,708 people were employed in the Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials industry in 2015, compared to 15,121 in 2014 and
17,996 in 2013. Most of the companies in the industry are based in Sofia, followed by Sarnitsa and Plovdiv.