Summary of Annual Business Survey, 2011 Provisional Results

UK Business Economy (Sections A-S) - Details of Approximate Gross Value Added (aGVA) by SIC Section 2008-2011

Provisional 2011 United Kingdom data

Source: Annual Business Survey (ABS) - Office for National Statistics

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Approximate Gross Value Added at basic prices (aGVA), is the income generated by businesses, less the cost of goods and services used to create this income.

•The UK Business Economy, as measured by the Annual Business Survey (ABS), recorded a rise in approximate Gross Value Added at basic prices (aGVA) of £35.7 billion (3.8 per cent) between 2010 and 2011.

•This increase in aGVA is a continuation in the recovery seen between 2009 and 2010 and takes aGVA to a level 1.1 per cent (£10.2 billion) above that seen in 2008, at the start of the recession.

•The recovery was seen across many sectors, although for many, aGVA growth was suppressed due to growth in purchases of goods, materials and services being higher than that for turnover.

•The Service sector led this recovery with aGVA rising £21.6 billion (4.3 per cent) between 2010 and 2011, the second consecutive annual increase in aGVA. Within the Service sector, strong increases were seen in Professional, scientific and technical activities (Section M), Administrative and support activities (Section N) and Information and communication (Section J).

Source: Office for National Statistics

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