By 10%, industrial and construction firms increased in 2019 – 2023

A 10.2% increase was noted in the number of their industries and construction workers in 2023, according to the results of the information system “ERGANIS”. In particular, industry and construction companies in 2023 amounted to 27,998 compared to 2019 when the same industry’s enterprises reached 25,393. Businesses increased to 18 out of 27 branches, decreased to 6 and remained stagnant to 3 of them. More specifically, the industries that recorded the largest increases in businesses are the construction industries (57.8%) and metal products (20.1%). The largest decline is that of the leather and leather industry (5.7%) and the remaining stagnant are the production of tobacco products, coal and lignite mining and, finally, other mines and quarrying. In 2023 a total of 355,844 companies were submitted across the country, while the corresponding number was 319,514 for 2019. In 2023 36,330 more businesses were recorded than in the year 2019, showing an annual increase of 11,3%. This increase is consistent with the increase in industry and construction (10.2%).