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Europe remains the dominant market for UK exports and imports of services
28-Feb-2013Growth in UK imports of services from Europe subdued in 2011, a possible result of economic difficulties in the euro zone.
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Summary of International Trade in Services, 2011
28-Feb-2013The International Trade in Services survey is a key source of UK trade data. It is important to note that the survey does not contain data for transportation, travel and banking industries. This data is obtained from other sources such as the International Passenger Survey and the Bank of England. As a result, these industries are excluded from the figures reported in this publication. Estimates for the overall level of trade in services, including these industries, are published in the Office for National Statistics Pink Book publication.
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Business Enterprise Research and Development, 2011
20-Nov-2012This release provides estimates of businesses' expenditure and employment relating to R&D performed in the UK in 2011, irrespective of the residence of the ultimate owner/user of the R&D produced. Estimates in cash terms present the values of R&D expenditures collected by the Business Enterprise Research and Development (BERD) survey, while real terms estimates have been adjusted for changes in the general price level between years using the GDP deflator. This allows changes in the volume of R&D expenditures to be examined over time.
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Research and development expenditure by foreign-owned businesses rises
20-Nov-2012This expenditure now accounts for approximately half of total business R&D expenditure in the UK
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UK Business: Activity, Size and Location 2011
05-Oct-2011This summary contains the latest estimates of the number of businesses as at March 2011.
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UK Business: Activity, Size and Location 2010 - Summary
27-Sep-2010This publication is compiled from the Inter Departmental Business Register (IDBR) which contains information on VAT traders and PAYE employers in a statistical register.
Latest Summaries
Latest Publications
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Pre-release Access List: UK Gross Domestic Expenditure on Research and Development, 2011 (Pdf 23Kb)
13-Mar-2013UK Gross Domestic Expenditure on R&D, 2011 pre-release access list.
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UK Gross Domestic Expenditure on Research and Development, 2011
13-Mar-2013This release provides estimates of R&D performed by the following four sectors of the economy, as defined in the Frascati manual, Business Enterprise (BERD), Higher Education (HERD), Government (GovERD) which includes Research Councils, and Private Non-Profit (PNP) organisations. All these sectors’ (Business, Government, Higher Education and Private Non-Profit) R&D data are known collectively as GERD, which represents the gross domestic expenditure on R&D in the UK.
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Mergers and Acquisitions Involving UK Companies, Q4 2012
05-Mar-2013This statistical bulletin provides data on the value and number of mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving UK companies with values of £1.0 million or greater.
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International Trade in Services, 2011
28-Feb-2013The International Trade in Services survey is a key source of UK trade data. It is important to note that the survey does not contain data for transportation, travel and banking industries. This data is obtained from other sources such as the International Passenger Survey and the Bank of England. As a result, these industries are excluded from the figures reported in this publication. Estimates for the overall level of trade in services, including these industries, are published in the Office for National Statistics Pink Book publication.
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Business Demography, 2011
13-Dec-2012This statistical bulletin contains headline figures and commentary from the Business Demography 2011 publication.
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Pre-release Access List: Business Demography, 2011 (Pdf 31Kb)
13-Dec-2012Pre-release access list for the 2011 Business Demography, 2011 release
Latest Data
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Region and Country Profiles - Key Statistics Tables, April 2013 (Excel sheet 218Kb)
10-Apr-2013Provides a source of essential statistics for the regions of England and the constituent countries of the UK (Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland). The tables provide a range of demographic, social and economic statistics including population and population density for local authority areas.
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Revisions Spreadsheet for Annual Data - GERD, 2011 (Excel sheet 34Kb)
13-Mar-2013Revisions spreadsheet with information on value first published and then five years on.
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UK Gross Domestic Expenditure on Research and Development, 2011 Reference Tables (Excel sheet 124Kb)
13-Mar-2013Reference Tables providing the estimates of R&D for 2011
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UK Gross Domestic Expenditure on Research and Development, 2011 Timeseries
13-Mar-2013The most reliable estimates of national research and development spending that draws together information on research and development spending in the public and private sector
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UK Gross Domestic Expenditure on Research and Development Regional Tables 2001 - 2011 (Excel sheet 338Kb)
13-Mar-2013Regional Tables for the GERD publication
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Mergers and Acquisitions Involving UK Companies, Q4 2012 (Excel sheet 361Kb)
05-Mar-2013These reference tables provide estimates on the values and numbers of mergers, acqusitions and disposals involving UK companies with values of £1.0 million or greater.
