The Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles industry in Bulgaria was represented by 99,074 companies at the end of 2018, compared to 98,008 in the previous year and 98,537 in 2016.
The industry's net profit amounted to BGN 995,664,000 in 2018.
The industry's total revenue was BGN 32,656,218,000 in 2018, up by 6.91% compared to the previous year.
The combined costs of the companies in the Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles industry reached BGN 31,526,136,000 in 2018, up by 7.16% year-on-year.
The industry's total revenue makes up 33.00% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2018, compared to 31.82% for 2017 and 30.31% in 2016.
A total of 222,070 people were employed in the Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles industry in 2018, compared to 200,534 in 2017 and 234,189 in 2016.
Most of the companies in the industry are based in Sofia, followed by Varna and Plovdiv.